Profit or growth? : why you don't have to choose / Bala Chakravarthy, Peter Lorange.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chakravarthy, Bala.

Contributor:

Lorange, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Organizational effectiveness.

Industrial management.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

xvi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub, [2008]

Summary:

"Drawing on extensive research with world-class companies, this book introduces four proven strategies for continuous renewal. You'll discover powerful ways to protect and extend your core businesses; capture new opportunities distant from them; and "bridge" these two strategies with two others to evolve towards profitable diversification." "Then, through real-world case studies from great companies around the world, you'll learn how to execute on these strategies - achieving superior growth and profitability in any business environment."--Jacket.

Contents:

The performance dilemmas

Renewal strategies

Continuous renewal

A blended approach

The entrepreneur-manager

Sponsoring renewal

Directing renewal

The multiactor process.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-219) and index.

ISBN:

0132339528

9780132339520

OCLC:

123377258

Online:

http://ILS-AP-P1/mm-info/CoverContent/83307c.pdf