PART I: CONCEPTS. 1. Introduction: A Model of Strategic Management, and an Overview of the Text. 2. General Managers and the Strategic Management of Business Firms. 3. An Introduction to Competitive Advantage. 4. Frameworks for the Analysis of Industry Environments. 5. A Dynamic Model of Industry Structuring. 6. Business Definition. 7. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage. 8. Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage in Different Industry Contexts. 9. Corporate Strategy and Diversification. 10. Organizational Structure and the Implementation of Strategy. 11. Organizational Responsiveness: The Role of Board Governance and Strategic Planning. 12. The Management of Strategic Change. PART II: CASES. Case 1. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part I. Case 2. The Alaskan Gold Mine: Part II. Case 3. Astral Records, Ltd., North America. Case 4. Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Case 5. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Case 6. Georgia Digital Reproduction, Inc. Case 7. Southwest Airlines. Case 8. Disney Productions: The Walt Years. Case 9. Amer Group, Ltd. Case 10. Arvin Industries, Inc. Case 11. Yamaha Corporation and the Electronic-Musical-Instruments Industry. Case 12. MacGregor Golf Company. Case 13. Grupo Bacardi de Mexico, S.A. Case 14. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (A). Case 15. Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden (B). Case 16. Dollar General Corporation (A) Abridged. Case 17. OSIM Corporation (A). Case 18. The Walt Disney Company: The Arrival of Eisner and Wells. Case 19. Dollar General Corporation (B)