TY - BOOK AU - Pitts,Robert A. AU - Lei,David TI - Strategic management: building and sustaining competitive advantage SN - 0324226217 (pbk.) U1 - 658.4012 PY - 2006/// CY - Mason, OH PB - Thomson/South-Western KW - Strategic planning KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Industrial management KW - Competition N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Ch. 1. The strategic management process -- Ch. 2. Assessing industry attractiveness and the competitive environment -- Ch. 3. Matching firm capabilities with opportunities -- Ch. 4. Building competitive advantage through distinction -- Ch. 5. Responding to shifts in competitive advantage -- Ch. 6. Corporate strategy : leveraging resources -- Ch. 7. Global strategy : harnessing new markets -- Ch. 8. Strategic alliances : partnering for advantage -- Ch. 9. Designing organizations for advantage -- Ch. 10. Organizing and learning to sustain advantage -- Ch. 11. Corporate governance : instilling long-term value N2 - Explores how firms build, extend, organise and sustain a competitive advantage, focusing on five key themes: distinctive competence, quality, globalisation, change and ethics ER -