The global recession and the public deficit crisis mean that Western companies face flattening sales in domestic markets, and increased competition from China's globalization. Conventional strategies are not a solution. The text presents effective counter-response strategies of exploiting new knowledge to create innovative products and develop leading edge internal organizational processes.
The global recession and the public deficit crisis mean that Western companies face flattening sales in domestic markets, and increased competition from China's globalization. Conventional strategies are not a solution. The text presents effective counter-response strategies of exploiting new knowledge to create innovative products and develop leading edge internal organizational processes.
Ian Chaston is Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Director of the Management Centre at Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University, UK, and a Visiting Professor at Centrum Catolica Business School in Peru. Recent publications include Public Sector Management: Mission Impossible? (2011) and Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (2009).
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1. A Very Uncertain World 2. Knowledge and Competitive Advantage 3. Strategic Planning 4. Assessing External Environments 5. Internal Competence 6. Gap Assessment 7. Issues, Objectives and Stakeholders 8. Strategy 9. Technology Strategies 10. Knowledge, Networks and Innovation 11. Public Sector Planning 12. Organisational Structure 13. Implementing Strategy 14. Implementation Errors 15. Riding the Smart Wave. Notes. Index