Strategic management : creating competitive advantages / Gregory G. Dess, University of Texas at Dallas, G. T. Lumpkin, Syracuse University, Alan B. Eisner, Pace University, Gerry McNamara, Michigan State University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategic analysis -- Strategic management : creating competitive advantages -- Analyzing the external environment of the firm -- Assessing the internal environment of the firm -- Recognizing a firm's intellectual assets : moving beyond a firm's tangible resources -- Strategic formulation -- Business-level strategy: creating and sustaining competitive advantages -- Corporate-level strategy : creating value through diversification -- International strategy : creating value in global markets -- Entrepreneurial strategy and competitive dynamics -- Strategic implementation -- Strategic control and corporate governance -- Creating effective organizational designs -- Strategic leadership creating a learning organization and an ethical organization -- Managing innovation and fostering corporate entrepreneurship -- Case analysis -- Analyzing strategic management cases -- Indexes.