Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2011

Think Strategically

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  • 10k Accesses

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 46.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 1-3
  3. Key Strategic Concepts

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 18-33
  4. Competitive Advantage and Strategy

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 34-45
  5. Macro Environment

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 46-60
  6. Industry Analysis (I): Macro

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 61-85
  7. Industry Analysis (II): Micro

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 86-102
  8. Market Analysis

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 103-114
  9. Resources and Capabilities

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 115-125
  10. Industry Value Chain

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 126-134
  11. Company Value Chain

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 135-154
  12. Strategy and Crisis

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 176-182
  13. The Strategic Core Model

    • Xavier Gimbert
    Pages 183-196
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 197-210

About this book

If you think more strategically than your competitors, your company will win the competitive battle in the mid or long term. This book explains simply and clearly the elements, concepts, analyses and interrelationships that make up this strategic thinking, and shows how to employ it in your business or organization.

Reviews

'Think Strategically is a practical, comprehensive guide, with an interesting approach to key issues of strategy. I highly recommend this book to both students and practitioners.' Jose Luis Arroyo, Chief Strategy Officer of Engineering & Construction Business Group, Abengoa

'A book managers cannot wait to read. It gives invaluable advice about how to think strategically essential nowadays. I would recommend thinking each day about one of the strategic questions proposed at the end of each chapter.' José Luis Zarroca,

President of Inova; CEO, Biokit

'From both a student and practitioner perspective, Think Strategically presents a logical framework that clearly and concisely explains the key building blocks of strategy. Whether completing a graduate degree in business or charting out corporate strategy at work, this book will assist greatly.' Joe Schneider, ESADE Business School MBA Class of 2011

'Think Strategically is a cohesive and thorough review of the key strategic elements that help companies achieve and sustain competitive advantage. Gimbert's pedagogical approach, enriched with the analysis of benchmark companies in their

industries, makes the reader's learning curve an easy climb.' Patricio Ramos, Principal, Boston Consulting Group

'The author reviews and explains in a very enjoyable and entertaining way, something unusual in a technical book, the key concepts of corporate and business strategy. He alsointroduces innovative strategic concepts adapted to today's changing world.' Ricardo Díaz, Partner, Deloitte Human Capital

'Think Strategically guides the reader in a natural and practical way through the process of strategic thinking which will help him redefine his organisation's business model and discover new competitive advantages.' Eugenia Bieto, Director General, ESADE Business School

Authors and Affiliations

  • Business Policy Department, ESADE Business School, Spain

    Xavier Gimbert

About the author

XAVIER GIMBERT has a PhD in Business Administration and Management, a degree in Pharmacy and an MBA from ESADE. He has been a Professor in the Department of Business Policy at ESADE since 1989, and previously spent 12 years working in business management. He combines his academic career with a business consultancy practice and membership of boards of directors. He has published several books, case studies and papers in such prestigious journals as Long Range Planning and Harvard Deusto Business Review.

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 46.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access