The American Journey: A History of the United States, Volume II (Brief 2nd Edition)

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of strategic management, which incorporates knowledge from traditional business fields such as economics, management, marketing, finance, and operations management as well as non-business fields like psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The text covers concepts and techniques of strategic management including external and internal environment opportunities and threats, corporate-level strategies, portfolio management, business unit and functional strategies, and strategy implementation. It also includes a large section on case studies regarding issues related to goods producers, service provider, the global environment, small business, not-for-profit organizations, and ethics and social responsibility. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.