Author : Alexander Kotov
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 2019-04-03
Category : Chess
ISBN : 9781784830793
Kotov presents a methodical approach to the subject of chess strategy. He starts with the crucial role of the pawn in chess, before systematically discussing a series of key strategic elements. Finally, one of the most difficult aspects of chess is discussed: the ability to evaluate a position and conceive a plan based on this evaluation. Kotov's clear and methodical style makes this book an ideal guide to chess strategy.
Author : Frans P.B. Osinga
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 13,8 MB
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1134197098
John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of affairs and re-examines John Boyd’s original contribution to strategic theory. By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd’s thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of Boyd’s work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the meaning of Boyd’s OODA loop concept is incomplete. It also shows that Boyd’s work is much more comprehensive, richer and deeper than is generally thought. With his ideas featuring in the literature on Network Centric Warfare, a key element of the US and NATO’s so-called ‘military transformation’ programmes, as well as in the debate on Fourth Generation Warfare, Boyd continues to exert a strong influence on Western military thinking. Dr Osinga demonstrates how Boyd’s work can helps us to understand the new strategic threats in the post- 9/11 world, and establishes why John Boyd should be regarded as one of the most important (post)modern strategic theorists.
Author : Guangqian Peng
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : China
ISBN : 9787801378927
Author : Gary Gagliardi
Publisher : Science of Strategy
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1929194404
A simple guide to using the basic principles of strategy to build a successful business, this book reduces hundreds of pages of business strategy into nine easy to understand formulas that every business person needs to master for business analysis and competitive success.
Author : Martin Kunc
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 38,10 MB
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118907183
Defines common ground at the interface of strategy and management science and unites the topics with an original approach vital for strategy students, researchers and managers Strategic Analytics: Integrating Management Science and Strategy combines strategy content with strategy process through the lenses of management science, masterfully defining the common ground that unites both fields. Each chapter starts with the perspective of a certain strategy problem, such as competition, but continues with an explanation of the strategy process using management science tools such as simulation. Facilitating the process of strategic decision making through the lens of management science, the author integrates topics that are usually in conflict for MBAs: strategy and quantitative methods. Strategic Analytics features multiple international real-life case studies and examples, business issues for further research and theory review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter. Strategic Analytics starts by introducing readers to strategic management. It then goes on to cover: managerial capabilities for a complex world; politics, economy, society, technology, and environment; external environments known as exogenous factors (PESTE) and endogenous factors (industry); industry dynamics; industry evolution; competitive advantage; dynamic resource management; organisational design; performance measurement system; the life cycle of organisations from start-ups; maturity for maintaining profitability and growth; and finally, regeneration. Developed from the author's own Strategy Analytics course at Warwick Business School, personal experience as consultant, and in consultation with other leading scholars Uses management science to facilitate the process of strategic decision making Chapters structured with chapter objectives, summaries, short case studies, tables, student exercises, references and management science models Accompanied by a supporting website Aimed at both academics and practitioners, Strategic Analytics is an ideal text for postgraduates and advanced undergraduate students of business and management.
Author : Sir Lawrence Freedman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199349908
Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013 In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives. The range of Freedman's narrative is extraordinary, moving from the surprisingly advanced strategy practiced in primate groups, to the opposing strategies of Achilles and Odysseus in The Iliad, the strategic advice of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, the great military innovations of Baron Henri de Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz, the grounding of revolutionary strategy in class struggles by Marx, the insights into corporate strategy found in Peter Drucker and Alfred Sloan, and the contributions of the leading social scientists working on strategy today. The core issue at the heart of strategy, the author notes, is whether it is possible to manipulate and shape our environment rather than simply become the victim of forces beyond one's control. Time and again, Freedman demonstrates that the inherent unpredictability of this environment-subject to chance events, the efforts of opponents, the missteps of friends-provides strategy with its challenge and its drama. Armies or corporations or nations rarely move from one predictable state of affairs to another, but instead feel their way through a series of states, each one not quite what was anticipated, requiring a reappraisal of the original strategy, including its ultimate objective. Thus the picture of strategy that emerges in this book is one that is fluid and flexible, governed by the starting point, not the end point. A brilliant overview of the most prominent strategic theories in history, from David's use of deception against Goliath, to the modern use of game theory in economics, this masterful volume sums up a lifetime of reflection on strategy.
Author : John C. Besley
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 15,44 MB
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1421444208
This guidebook is essential reading for all professionals in the field.
Author : Thomas C. Schelling
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,16 MB
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674840317
Analyzes the nature of international disagreements and conflict resolution in terms of game theory and non-zero-sum games.
Author : Harry R. Yarger
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 20,87 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Military doctrine
ISBN : 1428916229
Author : Richard A D Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1473605393
The fast-track MBA in strategy Imagine having instant access to the world's smartest thinking on strategy - and being shown exactly what to do to guarantee that you get your own strategy right, every time. Strategy Genius makes it easy to apply what researchers know about strategic thinking to the real world. 40 chapters based on hundreds of cutting-edge business and psychology research projects reveal what works and what doesn't work in strategy. Each of the 40 chapters is a mini-masterclass in strategic thinking, explaining the research and showing you how to apply it for yourself. In business, conventional wisdom often says one thing while research says another. Strategy Genius cuts through the noise to bring you proven research and techniques for applying it that will simply make you a better strategist. Quick to read and intensely practical, this book will bring a little strategy genius into your day. 'Strategy is one of those topics that many people talk about without having much idea what they mean. Richard Jones is one of the exceptions. A very good book; I recommend it strongly' Peter Hiscocks, CEO Judge Business School Executive Education, University of Cambridge 'Genius conflated into something you can understand. A bit like Richard, really' Michael Wilson, Director of Business and Economics Editor, Arise Global Networks
