The imperative for strategy implementation / Michael A. Hitt, Susan E. Jackson, Salvador Carmona, Leonard Bierman, Christina E. Shalley and Mike Wright -- Resources and governance -- Sourcing external knowledge : clusters, alliances, and acquisitions / Stephen Tallman and Anupama Phene -- A...

Selecting the best strategy is important if a firm is to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage, but many strategies fail not because they are improperly formulated but because they are poorly implemented. Strategy implementation is among the most important and most challenging issues with...

Preface / Mansour Javidan, Richard M. Steers, Michael A. Hitt -- The global mindset: an introduction / Michael A. Hitt, Mansour Javidan, Richard M. Steers -- Global mindset: a review and proposed extensions / Orly Levy, Sully Taylor, Nakiye A. Boyacigiller, Schon Beechler -- The chess master and...

"This contributed volume provides the knowledge portfolio for the Strategic Management field. Strategic Management has experienced significant growth as a research discipline and builds on strong theoretical and empirical research to provide valuable knowledge for managerial practice. The book...