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This textbook provides students with the skills to analyse business case studies from a strategic perspective.
List of contents
List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I: Preparing for a Strategic Business Case Analysis, 2. Choosing a Case to Analyse, 3. Placing the Case in Strategic Context, 4. Deciding on the Questions for Analysis; Part II: Conducting a Strategic Business Case Analysis, 5. The Case Analysis Spectrum, 6. Approaches and Tools along the Case Analysis Spectrum, 7. Worked Examples of Strategic Business Case Analysis; Part III: Maximizing Impact from a Strategic Business Case Analysis, 8. Externalizing the Impact of a Strategic Business Case Analysis, 9. Internalizing the Impact of a Strategic Business Case Analysis, 10. Summary; References
About the author
Christopher Williams is a Professor in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Business Department at ESSCA School of Management in Paris. He previously worked in other business schools in the UK, Canada, France, and the Netherlands. His research interests include international strategy, innovation in international firms and contexts, health R&D and organisational resilience. Before entering academia in 2007, Dr Williams spent two decades in industry, mostly in innovative and international environments, including 10 years with IMS Health. His research appears in journals such as
Research Policy,
Journal of World Business,
Journal of Management,
Journal of Management Studies,
Asia Pacific Journal of Management,
International Business Review,
Journal of Business Research, and
Journal of International Management. He has also published a range of teaching cases on strategy and innovative issues in international contexts and is author of
Venturing in International Firms: Contexts and Cases in a High-Tech World (2018),
Management Consultancy for Innovation (2019), and
Organizing for Resilience (with J. You) (2021).
Summary
This textbook provides students with the skills to analyse business case studies from a strategic perspective.
