DAVID HUSSEY is a well-known international authority on strategic management, with experience as both a practitioner in and a consultant to major companies from many industries. He was 18 years with Harbridge House. He is author or editor of over 25 books on strategy or management development. One of the founders of the Strategic Planning Society, and a director of the Japan Strategic Management Institute, he is currently visiting professor in strategic management at Nottingham Business School. He is former editor of the Journal of Strategic Change. His current interests include the development of practical strategic analysis methods, and improvements to the process of implementing strategic decisions.

• Part 1 State of the art revie: development of strategic management in the Asia/Pacific region, G.I. Nakamura.Part 2 Strategy analysis and formulation: competitiveness and industrial development in an international era, P. McNamee Glossary of management techniques, D.E. HusseyStrategic groups and intra-industry competition, J. McGee and H. ThomasTrends in data collection and analysis - a new approach to the collection of global information, R. StanatExpert systems to support strategic management decision making, R.J. Mockler and D.G. DologiteCharting strategic roles for international factories, K. FerdowsThe Knowhow company - strategy formulation in knowledge intensive industries, K.E. Sveiby. Part 3 Other topics: strategic management of Japanese steel manufacturing in the changing international environment, A. TakeuchiWorkforce 2000 - the new management challenge, W. Pindur, et alStrategy and organizational development, R. LewisA case history - setting up a joint venture in Hungary, K.M. Fischer and I. Somody.