LEADER 02724nam0 22003013i 450 001 VAN0086252 005 20221216042207.341 010 $a06-691-1033-7 100 $a20111122d1985 |0itac50 ba 101 $aeng 102 $aUS 105 $a|||| ||||| 200 1 $aStrategic flexibility$ea management guide for changing times$fKathryn Rudie Harrigan 210 $aLexington$aToronto$cLexington Books$d1985 215 $aXIV, 208 p.$d23 cm 330 $aMany companies refuse to face the reality that their businesses are in trouble or that their strategic positions are wrong. Whether a product line is no longer profitable, foreign competition has slowed growth, or technological changes have left them behind, many otherwise well-managed companies hang on for too long to the status quo. In this inflexible posture, managements time and talent go to waste, assets grow sterile, and technology falls behind. This book will help managers overcome the exit barriers that hamper strategic flexibility. Based on innovative studies of 192 firms within Sixteen industries, the ideas presented here are applicable to almost any industry and any type of firm. Harrigan discusses the major strategic decisions facing executives today, including guerrilla strategies of underdog competitors, entry and exit barriers, the use of joint ventures to cope with the uncertainties created by erratic growth, and the management of change. She focuses on the shortcomings of vertical integration, developing a framework for better make-or-buy decisions. The effects of exit barriers on firms' strategic flexibility are detailed, and managerial tools to cope with high barriers and declining businesses are introduced. "Strategic Flexibility" is organized to provide easy reference for managers seeking to find out what strategies have worked and why. This book offers practical, proven ways for managers to expand the flexibility and responsiveness of their companies to new competitive conditions. 620 $dToronto$3VANL000054 620 $dLexington$3VANL000843 700 1$aHarrigan$bKathryn R.$3VANV070652$0548872 712 $aLexington books $3VANV113692$4650 790 1$aHarrigan, Kathryn Rudie$zHarrigan, Kathryn R.$3VANV070824 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20230616$gRICA 856 4 $uhttps://books.google.it/books?id=VWhykPw7gxMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it#v=onepage&q&f=false$zAnteprima 899 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA$1IT-CE0106$2VAN03 912 $aVAN0086252 950 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ECONOMIA$d03PREST IIAd57 $e03 1817 20111122 996 $aStrategic flexibility$91417650 997 $aUNICAMPANIA