Strategic Management: Text and Cases

by Gregory G. Dess, G.T. Lumpkin, Alan B. Eisner

Strategic Management: Text and Cases, written by the highly respected author team of Dess, McNamara, and Eisner, continues to provide readers what they have come to expect of this title: solid treatment of traditional strategic management topics, application of strategic management concepts to real-world examples, and interwoven contemporary themes revolving around globalization, technology, ethics, environmental sustainability and entrepreneurship. This edition's case package has been thoroughly revised to maximize freshness and engagement. It continues to emphasize relevancy and currency and to offer up-to-date financial data and videos to match each case. All cases focus on companies familiar to students. In this edition, five are new (Campbell Soup, General Motors, Avon, Tata Starbucks, and Greenwood Resources) and twenty-six have been thoroughly revised (Apple, eBay, JetBlue, Johnson & Johnson, and Zynga to name just a few of the familiar favorites). The case package continues to offer both full-length and short-form cases, giving instructors and students unparalleled quality and variety.

Genres: Business, Textbooks, School

800 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

Is the Andrew R. Cecil Endowed Chair in Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. His primary research interests are in strategic management, organization–environment relationships, and knowledge management. He has published numerous articles on these subjects in both academic and practitioneroriented journals. He also serves on the editorial boards of a wide range of practitioner-oriented and academic journals. In August 2000, he was inducted into the Academy of Management Journal ’s Hall of Fame as one of its charter members. Professor Dess has conducted executive programs in the United States, Europe, Africa, Hong Kong, and Australia. During 1994 he was a Fulbright Scholar in Oporto, Portugal. In 2009, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern (Switzerland). He received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Washington (Seattle) and a BIE degree from Georgia Tech.

Reviews

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great text. It is filled with case studies, not only in that section but peppered throughout the text. Each chapter tackles a range of topics and explains things in a way that allows the reader to be able to apply the knowledge and techniques to real world situations. In the case study section, every case provided background for the company and the issues it faced. I felt the text was very comprehensive and easy to follow. A good number of questions at the end of each chapter stimulated critical thinking.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good digital book with excellent matching online curriculum and assignments.

[Bri · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst textbooks I've ever been recommended. The structure of the cases, in particular, was incredibly difficult to follow. I gave up on reading the material.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't have to read any of the cases, just the chapters.

[Trent Stockwell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good information. Mostly comprehensive of all of the books I've already kept during my undergrad work.
I sold it back.