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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004700303321

Autore

Lorange Peter

Titolo

Shipping company strategies : global management under turbulent conditions / / Peter Lorange

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; San Diego, CA ; ; Oxford, : Elsevier, 2005

ISBN

1-280-63775-7

9786610637751

1-61583-252-1

0-08-045806-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

387.5068

Soggetti

Shipping - Management

Merchant marine - Management

Strategic planning

Transportation - Ships & Shipbuilding - General

Shipping industries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- A truly challenging industry: shipping company strategies -- Commodity-based shipping: playing the market -- The drive toward non-commodity segments -- Portfolio strategies -- Organizational issues -- The future of the industry -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

About developing implementable strategies for shipping firms. This book takes a close look at the challenge of driving one's strategy towards niches, with a spotlight on how to find a viable business opportunity and develop a defendable strength there.