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25 Need-To-Know Strategy Tools

• Cover


• Title page


• Contents


• Dedication


• About the author


• Publisher?s acknowledgements


• Introduction


• Top 10 do?s and don?ts of strategy development


• 1 Identifying key segments


• 2 Setting long-term goals


• 3 Setting SMART objectives


• 4 Core ideology (Collins and Porras)


• 5 The HOOF approach to demand forecasting (Evans)


• 6 The five forces (Porter)


• 7 Rating competitive position


• 8 The resource and capability strengths/importance matrix (Grant)


• 9 The value chain (Porter)


• 10 The product/market matrix (Ansoff)


• 11 The attractiveness/advantage matrix (GE/McKinsey)


• 12 The growth/share matrix (BCG)


• 13 Three generic strategies (Porter)


• 14 The experience curve (BCG)


• 15 Blue ocean strategy (Kim and Mauborgne)


• 16 Optimising the corporate portfolio


• 17 Creating value through mergers, acquisitions and alliances


• 18 Creating parenting value (Goold, Campbell and Alexander)


• 19 Core competences (Hamel and Prahalad)


• 20 Deliberate and emergent strategy (Mintzberg)


• 21 Profit from the core (Zook)


• 22 Disruptive technologies (Christensen)


• 23 Good strategy, bad strategy (Rumelt)


• 24 Innovation hot spots (Gratton)


• 25 The Suns & Clouds Chart (Evans)


• Conclusion


• What did you think of this book?


• Ten useful strategy books to read next


• Glossary of terms


• References and further reading


• Index


• Endorsements


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• Imprint