Contemporary strategy analysis / Robert M. Grant.

Revised edition of the author's Contemporary strategy analysis, 2013.

Includes index.

Preface to eighth edition -- Guide to web resources -- Introduction -- The concept of strategy -- The tools of strategy analysis -- Goals, values, and performance -- Industry analysis : the fundamentals -- Further topics in industry and competitive analysis -- Analyzing resources and capabilities -- Organization structure and management systems : the fundamentals of strategy implementation -- Business strategy and the quest for competitive advantage -- The sources and dimensions of competitive advantage -- Industry evolution and strategic change -- Technology-based industries and the management of innovation -- Competitive advantage in mature industries -- Corporate strategy -- Vertical integration and the scope of the firm -- Global strategy and the multinational corporation -- Diversifi cation strategy -- Implementing corporate strategy : managing the multibusiness firm -- External growth strategies: mergers, acquisitions, and alliances -- Current trends in strategic management -- Cases to accompany contemporary strategy analysis, eighth edition -- Glossary -- Index.