The Four Colors of Business Growth

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-12-385239-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Defining an organization by its growth strategy enables business leaders to make better decisions about the ways their companies compete. Anjan Thakor's four categories of growth, which he arranges into the Competing Values Framework, delivers methods for developing strategies grounded in internal cultures and industry goals. Written for professionals, this book provides easy access to concepts in fields as diverse as corporate strategy, finance, organizational behavior, change management, and leadership.

Zielgruppe

People worldwide who make decisions about growth directions for their companies, as well as people responsible for interpreting company decisions and values for employees. Secondary audience includes undergraduates and graduate (MBA) students worldwide studying business strategies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thakor, Anjan V

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Growth is Everywhere
- Growth Comes in Four Colors
- The Competing Values Framework (CVF) for Growth
- How Do You Know What Color Your Growth Strategy Should Be?
- Organizational Alignment for Growth: the Power of the Competing Values Framework in Aligning the Organization through a Common Language
- Ideas for Yellow Growth Strategies
- Ideas for Red Growth Strategies
- Ideas for Blue Growth Strategies
- Ideas for Green Growth Strategies
- Wrapping Up

Über Autor(innen)

Thakor, Anjan V
As the John E. Simon Professor of Finance and Senior Associate Dean of Programs at the Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis, Anjan Thakor works in both academia and the business world. Prior to joining the Olin School, he was Edward J. Frey Professor of Banking and Finance at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he also served as chairman of the Finance area. He has worked with many companies, including Whirlpool Corporation, Allision Engine Co., Citigroup, RR Donnelley, Dana Corporation, Anheuser-Busch, Zenith Corporation, Lincoln National Corporation, and J.P. Morgan.