Sustainable business strategy : analysis, choice and implementation / [print]
Andrew Grantham.
- Berlin ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, (c)2022.
- xv, 296 pages ; 24 cm.
- Business & economics .
Chapter 1 Strategy, context and history -- PART 1: ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER2 Macro-level analysis -- world economy and industries -- CHAPTER3 Micro-level analysis -- inside the firm -- CHAPTER4 Stakeholder approaches to strategic analysis and strategy formulation -- PART 2: CHOICE -- CHAPTER5 The Tools of prescriptive choice -- CHAPTER6 Growth through diversification, merger, acquisition, joint venture and strategic alliance -- CHAPTER7 Strategic management of portfolios -- CHAPTER8 Internationalization -- CHAPTER9 Innovation -- CHAPTER10 Financial evaluation of strategy and investment for sustainability -- PART 3: IMPLEMENTATION -- CHAPTER11 Structures -- CHAPTER12 Change management and leadership -- CHAPTER13 Turnaround and monitoring -- CHAPTER14 Scenarios: Do nothing, adapt or build a new vibrant and sustainable economy -- Bibliography -- List of abbreviations -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Index
"There is no single prescription for business strategy development, choice, and implementation in the twenty-first century. The challenges facing firms, not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector are significant and call for creativity, inclusivity, diversity, and responsibility. The looming and deepening climate change crisis, imperatives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and global pandemics have exposed the risks associated with an exclusive market worldview and the indicators that drive it, such as GDP, stock market values, return on investment, executive remuneration, etc. Sustainable Business Strategy augments and challenges existing texts to offer a progressive, challenging, decolonized, and plural business strategy curriculum. Andrew Grantham presents existing business strategy theories, tools, and techniques, introduces contemporary critiques, and offers fresh thinking about applying the models and outcomes. The book takes the position that what we know about strategic analysis, choice, and implementation needs updating and revision; while there remains a significant role for the market in a healthy, sustainable, and future-oriented economy, strategic decisions will be mediated by regulation, broad stakeholder engagement, and planetary boundaries. This book is written to be used as a core text for students studying business or corporate strategy at undergraduate and master's levels. The author uses contemporary examples by way of illustration but seeks to guide readers to investigate the case in greater detail for themselves using references and hyperlinks. Questions and exercise sections in each chapter can be utilized in seminar classes and/or assessments."-- Provided by publisher