Book description
The easy-to-adopt strategies that make companies from Coca-Cola to
Starbucks perennial over-performers and that you can use, too
High Performance Companies complements the frameworks for
strategy making detailed in many existing books, proposing a number of
rules of thumb (or principles) that companies can consider when making
their day-to-day decisions which, in turn, will determine their actual
strategies. These principles traverse a wide range of scenarios, such
as strategic changes implemented by companies, resource allocation
decisions-especially towards building durable assets-and resource
acquisition through inorganic means.
The book adopts a reader-friendly approach by teasing out the lessons
to be found in detailed cases studies from interesting companies. The
writing minimizes jargon while maintaining rigor, especially with
regard to the applicability and relevance of the strategic principles
to different business contexts.
- Cites extensive evidence in support of the proposed arguments,
without sacrificing readability
- Combines both short and long case studies within each chapter to
demonstrate the general applicability of the principles presented
- Uses a variety of examples ranging from well-known companies
such as Coca-Cola, Singapore Airlines, and Starbucks to relatively
lesser known companies such as Illinois Tool Work, SAS Institute,
and Heng Long Leather to show that the principles presented are
applicable everywhere
Providing valuable new insight into what makes a business successful
and how to replicate this in a company of any size, High
Performance Companies is an essential addition to the library of
any manager or student of business.
Since obtaining a PhD degree in Strategic Management from
the University of Michigan, Nitin Pangarkar has spent more than
15 years teaching Strategic Management in business schools around the
world. In addition to his teaching in degree programs, he has also
addressed several managerial conferences and conducted training
sessions for blue-chip companies based in the US, Europe and Asia.
Nitin has authored dozens of cases, scores of research articles in
academic journals, articles in newspapers and two books that have been
translated into Mandarin. He serves on the Editorial Review Board of
Strategic Management Journal, the most prestigious journal in
the strategic management area.
