Mastering strategy : insights from the world's greatest leaders and thinkers / Jeffrey A. Rigsby, Guy Greco.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-349) and index.

Pt. 1. Organization Strategy -- Ch. 1. Mission, Vision, and Competitive Advantage - Harley-Davidson and Wal-Mart - Keeping the Tradition Alive! -- Ch. 2. The External Assessment - Inside Looking Out -- Ch. 3. The Internal Assessment - Dell, Microsoft, Nike, and the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts -- Ch. 4. Execution and Action Plans - The Army Corps of Engineers, The Huntington District - Leaving Nothing to Chance -- Pt. 2. Organization Design -- Ch. 5. Basic Structure -- Ch. 6. Identifying and Leveraging Core Competence -- Ch. 7. Information, Systems, and Technology -- Ch. 8. Organization Efficiency -- Pt. 3. Organization Culture -- Ch. 9. Values and Beliefs -- Ch. 10. Leadership -- Ch. 11. Human Resources Systems -- Ch. 12. Organization Character.

"In Mastering Strategy, Jeffrey Rigsby and Guy Greco undertake an exhaustive examination of today's most respected and influential management thinking and know-how, concentrating on concepts and concerns that hold the greatest importance for corporate decision makers.

By focusing on the three primary organizational leverage points - strategy, design, and culture - Rigsby and Greco uncover a number of consistently recurring strategies among top global competitors that your organization can adopt and adapt to: develop a top-to-bottom, results-oriented strategic planning process, leverage your organization's core competencies - while proactively addressing its faults, and capture the essence of how world-class organizations execute their strategies."--BOOK JACKET.