Book: Exploring corporate strategy (Johnson Scholes 6e 2002)

Exploring corporate strategy (6e 2002)

Johnson, G., & Scholes, K. (2002). Exploring corporate strategy: [text and cases](sixth ed.). Harlow: Prentice Hall/Financial Times.
ISBN 9780273651178

I first read this book while studying organisational change management as part of my Master of Arts (Communications) degree circa summer of 2006-2007 with a copy from the RMIT library. Shortly after finishing my Masters I picked up my copy and have referred to it on a couple of occasions since when planning strategic change.
All projects and businesses need plans: with a goal, a strategy, tactics, a SWOT analysis, communications and stakeholders; even a four-page plan is better than no plan. (Unless the plan is complete rubbish, like when I had to come in and fix the work of someone in government on a major change management project who had been trying to use an IAP2 community decision making model for the introduction and roll-out of asset management software to 1500 state-run government schools. Pick the right tool for the job: A tradesman doesn't use a hammer for cross-head screws, you must use the right style of plan for the job!) Therefore I recommend this book highly; whether you are involved in a small club, with three to four staff, or a major organisation with thousands of staff across many sites. Worth holding on to.

Other reading of related texts
Reference List / In-Text Citation Styles in APA 6th
Turner, J. R. (1999). The handbook of project-based management: Improving the processes for achieving strategic objectives, 2nd ed. London: McGraw-Hill.
Kepner, C. H., & Tregoe, B. B. (1981). The new rational manager. Princeton, N.J: Princeton Research Press. I actually found the first edition of The New Rational Manager an easier read and more logical in its process of (1) Problem Management; (2) Potential Problem Management; and (3) Decision Analysis.
Kepner, C. H., & Tregoe, B. B. (1997). The new rational manager: An updated edition for a new world. Princeton, N.J: Princeton Research Press.
Rummler, G. A., & Brache, A. P. (1995). Improving performance: How to manage the white space on the organization chart. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. "Other duties as required": that's my CV in a single line. A great read for getting you thinking about your corporate HR structure.
Block, P. (2000). Flawless consulting: A guide to getting your expertise used (Second ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. Did I really pay AUD75 for this book in 2001? The Aussie dollar must have been flatlining... Yes, it is a good and thought-provoking read, but it is not a peer-reviewed text that you must add to your collection.
Peppers, D., Rogers, M., & Dorf, B. (1999). The one to one fieldbook: The complete toolkit for implementing a 1 to 1 marketing program. New York: Currency Doubleday. I used to buy the business magazines Fast Company and Strategy and Business; and like Flawless Consulting this book came highly recommended from readers of those magazines. But if I could only take one book, between Exploring Corporate Strategy, Flawless Consulting, or One-to-One, to an island to read, it would be Exploring Corporate Strategy. Okay, they all serve different, but related, purposes. However, Exploring is the one book of the three that I keep going back to.
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Unless otherwise noted all books listed were in my personal library at the time of the first blog posting about the book. Some titles were borrowed from RMIT University libraries during the period 2006-2016, or from Hobsons Bay City Council library.
Exploring corporate strategy (Johnson Scholes 6e 2002)

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