Full Leadership Development or Essentials of Strategic Management

Full Leadership Development: Building the Vital Forces in Organizations

Author: Bruce J Avolio

"I found this book a real treat. It has the rare quality of being both profound and light at the same time. . . . It has the potential for appealing to a large audience, including managers, consultants, trainers, students, and researchers. For some of them, it will make a real difference in their life and work. Few books do." -- Boas Shamir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem People interested in developing their own leadership potential, or the leadership potential of those around them, will find a wealth of knowledge in Full Leadership Development. The author approaches the concept of leadership as a system, not only as a process or a person. His framework is based on what he defines as the full range of leadership: people, timing, resources, the context of interaction, and the expected results in performance and motivation. He contends that when a leadership system is optimized, it in turn optimizes the vital force of each individual, thereby enhancing the collective force of the entire organization. The quality of the relationships among the leaders, their peers, and followers is a source of enrichment for all involved. Bruce J. Avolio models his theory for leadership through his writing style. The author pulls together his experiences and perspectives from all aspects of his life, providing a rich foundation for his theories. He uses personal examples, anecdotes, and cases to communicate his range of experience as a consultant, trainer, and researcher, as well as a traveler, spouse, and parent. The result is a conversational and accessible book that engages the reader with its interactive style.

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Avolio integrates his experience as a consultant, trainer, and researcher with aspects of his personal life, anecdotes, and case studies to develop a theory of leadership. He sees leadership not as a process or person, but a whole system that includes people, timing, resources, the context of interaction, and the expected results in performance and motivation. Paper edition (unseen) $24.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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Essentials of Strategic Management

Author: Thomas L Wheelen

This brief book offers a short, concise explanation of the most important concepts and techniques in Strategic Management. While based on rigorous research studies, the citations and footnotes are minimal. Essentials of Strategic Management is suitable for use in corporate and executive training programs.

Offers a sound introduction to strategic management, focusing on the basic concepts and their applications to the management field. Topics include environmental scanning and industry analysis, strategy formulation: corporate strategy, strategy implementation: organizing for action, among others.

For professionals in fields of strategic planning and competitive strategy.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Basic Concepts of Strategic Management	1
Ch. 2	Strategic Decision Markers and Social Responsibility	18
Ch. 3	Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis	34
Ch. 4	Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis	57
Ch. 5	Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Corporate Strategy	76
Ch. 6	Strategy Formulation: Business and Functional Strategy	100
Ch. 7	Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action	123
Ch. 8	Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing	144
Ch. 9	Evaluation and Control	160
Ch. 10	Suggestions for Case Analysis	178
App. 10.A	Suggested Techniques for Case Analysis and Presentation	187
App. 10.B	Resources for Case Library Research	190
App. 10.C	Strategic Audit of a Corporation	192
	Notes	201
	Index	207