Frank T. Rothaermel Georgia Institute of Technology
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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DEDICATION
To my eternal family for their love, support, and sacrifice: Kelleyn, Harris, Winston, Roman, Adelaide, Avery, and Ivy. Frank T. Rothaermel
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CONTENTS IN BRIEF
PART ONE / ANALYSIS 2 CHAPTER 1 What Is Strategy? 4 CHAPTER 2 Strategic Leadership:
Managing the Strategy Process 32
CHAPTER 3 External Analysis: Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups 72
CHAPTER 4 Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies 116
CHAPTER 5 Competitive Advantage, Firm Performance, and Business Models 154
PART TWO / FORMULATION 190 CHAPTER 6 Business Strategy:
Differentiation, Cost
Leadership, and Blue Oceans 192
CHAPTER 7 Business Strategy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Platforms 230
CHAPTER 8 Corporate Strategy: Vertical Integration and Diversification 276
CHAPTER 9 Corporate Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions 320
CHAPTER 10 Global Strategy: Competing Around the World 350
PART THREE / IMPLEMENTATION 388 CHAPTER 11 Organizational Design:
Structure, Culture, and Control 390
CHAPTER 12 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics 432
PART FOUR / MINICASES 459
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HOW TO CONDUCT A CASE ANALYSIS 460
PART FIVE / FULL-LENGTH CASESTwelve full-length cases are included in Connect. A total of 22 full-length cases are available through McGraw- Hill Create: www.mcgrawhillcr eate.com/rothaerm el
MINI CASES & FULL-LENGTH CASES
MINICASES /
1. Apple: Whats Next? 471 2. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson: Im not Howard Schultz 475 3. BlackBerrys Rise and Fall 480 4. Nikes Core Competency: The Risky Business of Creating Heroes 482 5. Business Model Innovation: How Dollar Shave Club Disrupted Gillette
487 6. How JCPenney Sailed into a Red Ocean 489 7. Platform Strategy: How PayPal Solved the Chicken-or-Egg Problem
492 8. GE: Corporate Strategy Gone Wrong 495
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9. Disney: Building Billion-Dollar Franchises 499 10. Hollywood Goes Global 503 11. Yahoo: From Internet Darling to Fire Sale 508 12. Uber: Ethically Most Challenged Tech Company? 511
FULL-LENGTH CASES / The twelve cases included in Connect are noted below. All cases are available through McGraw-Hill Create: www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/rothaermel
1. Airbnb, Inc. * 2. Kickstarter >> + 3. Facebook, Inc. >> 4. SpaceX >> + 5. Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6. The Movie Exhibition Industry >> + 7. Starbucks Corporation 8. The Vanguard Group * 9. Better World Books and the Triple Bottom Line
10. McDonalds Corporation >> 11. Best Buy Co., Inc. >> 12. Walmart, Inc. 13. Tesla, Inc. >> 14. Netflix, Inc. 15. Amazon.com, Inc. >> 16. Apple, Inc. >> 17. The Walt Disney Company >> 18. UPS in India
