Management of Organizational Behavior or Strategic Management

Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources

Author: Paul Hersey

Used by more than a million people throughout the world, this highly readable book provides a comprehensive examination of the applied behavioral sciences, and focuses on fundamental ideas which have stood the test of years of application in academic, business, not-for-profit and administrative environments. Complete coverage of motivation and behavior, situational leadership, building effective relationships, planning and implementing change, leadership strategies, the organizational cone and integrating situational leadership with the Classics. For individuals interested in expanding their knowledge of, and proficiency in leadership strategies.

Interesting book: The Wilderness Chef or Joy of Eating

Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Concepts and Cases

Author: Michael A Hitt

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CONCEPTS AND CASES Eighth Edition, is a comprehensive Strategic Management text that combines impeccable scholarship; cutting-edge research; a sophisticated and practical global focus; and the most thorough, up-to-date, and relevant business examples and cases available. Now, this seminal business text is enhanced by the addition of powerful new media and technology resources, including an updated video program, CengageNOW online teaching tools, and the Business and Company Resource Center (BCRC)—a complete electronic business library. The highly respected authors, all active teachers and experts in the strategic management field, use a unique model that blends classic industrial organization with a resource-based view of the firm to explain how real-world businesses use strategic management to build a sustained competitive advantage. The text includes current and relevant examples to provide context for key concepts, outstanding figures and models to illustrate key points, and a case study section containing engaging and exemplary cases that cover a broad range of critical issues confronting mangers today.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	Strategic Management Inputs
Ch. 1	Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness	2
Ch. 2	The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis	46
Ch. 3	The Internal Environment: Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies	92
Pt. 2	Strategic Actions: Strategy Formulation
Ch. 4	Business-Level Strategy	140
Ch. 5	Competitive Dynamics	184
Ch. 6	Corporate-Level Strategy	228
Ch. 7	Acquisition and Restructuring Strategies	272
Ch. 8	International Strategy	312
Ch. 9	Cooperative Strategy	358
Pt. 3	Strategic Actions: Strategy Implementation
Ch. 10	Corporate Governance	400
Ch. 11	Organizational Structure and Controls	440
Ch. 12	Strategic Leadership	484
Ch. 13	Corporate Enterpreneurship and Innovation	520
Pt. 4	Cases