Sustainable business strategy : analysis, choice and implementation / Andrew Grantham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grantham, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2022]

Summary:

In the twenty-first century, there is no single prescription for business strategy development, choice and implementation. The challenges facing firms, not-for-profit organizations and the public sector are significant and call for creativity, inclusivity, diversity and responsibility. The looming and deepening crisis of climate change, imperatives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and global pandemics, have exposed the risks associated with an exclusive market worldview and the indicators that drive it such as GDP, stock market values, return on investment, executive remuneration, etc. Sustainable Business Strategy augments and challenges existing texts to offer a progressive, challenging, decolonized and plural business strategy curriculum. Andrew Grantham presents existing business strategy theories, tools and techniques, introduces contemporary critiques, and offers fresh thinking about the application of the models and outcomes. The book takes the position that what we know about strategic analysis, choice and implementation needs updating and revision; while there remains a significant role for the market in a healthy, sustainable and future-oriented economy, strategic decisions will be mediated by regulation, broad stakeholder engagement and planetary boundaries. This book is written to be used as a core text for students studying business or corporate strategy at undergraduate and master’s levels. The author uses contemporary examples by way of illustration but seeks to guide readers to investigate the case in greater detail for themselves using references and hyperlinks. Questions and exercise sections in each chapter can be utilized in seminar classes and/or assessments.

Contents:

Intro

Advance Praise for Sustainable Business Strategy

Acknowledgements

Contents

Chapter 1 Strategy, context and history

Part 1: Analysis

Chapter 2 Macro-level analysis - world economy and industries

Chapter 3 Micro-level analysis - inside the firm

Chapter 4 Stakeholder approaches to strategic analysis and strategy formulation

Part 2: Choice

Chapter 5 The Tools of prescriptive choice

Chapter 6 Growth through diversification, merger, acquisition, joint venture and strategic alliance

Chapter 7 Strategic management of portfolios

Chapter 8 Internationalization

Chapter 9 Innovation

Chapter 10 Financial evaluation of strategy and investment for sustainability

Part 3: Implementation

Chapter 11 Structures

Chapter 12 Change management and leadership

Chapter 13 Turnaround and monitoring

Chapter 14 Scenarios: Do nothing, adapt or build a new vibrant and sustainable economy

Bibliography

List of abbreviations

List of figures

List of tables

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Grantham, Andrew Sustainable Business Strategy

ISBN:

9783110718430