TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rigsby,Jeffrey A.
AU  - Greco,Guy
TI  - Mastering strategy: insights from the world's greatest leaders and thinkers 
SN  - 0071402861 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - HD30.28 .R54 2003
U1  - 658.4 RIG 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Business planning
KW  - United States
KW  - Management
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
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