Recommended Strategy Reading

“Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again” – Goethe

Business Strategy

1. Competitive Advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance. / Porter, Michael E., 1947- / New York / 1985
2. Competing for the Future. / Hamel, Gary and C.K. Prahalad / BBS Press, 1994.
3. What is Strategy? Micheal E. Porter / HBR November-December 1996
4. Strategy as Revolution / Gary Hamel / HBR July-August 1996
5. Perspectives on Strategy: The Real Story Behind Honda’s Success / Richard T. Pascale / Califomia Management Review Vol. XXVI No.3, Spring 1984
6. Competing on Resources: Strategy in the 1990’s / David Collis and Cynthia Montgomery / HBR July-August 1995

Game Theory and Competitor Interaction

1. Co-opetition / Adam M. Brandenburger and Barry J. Nalebuff. New York: Doubleday
2. Thinking Strategically : The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life / Dixit, Avinash K. New York: Norton / 1991

Corporate Strategy

1. From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy / Michael E. Porter / HBR May-June 1987
2. Jemison, David B. / Managing Acquisitions: Creating Value Through Corporate Renewal. / New York / 1991

Strategy Implementation

1. What Leaders Really Do / John Kotter / HBR May-June 1990
2. Structure is not Organization / Robert Waterman, Tom Peters and Julien Phillips / Business Horizons June 1980
3. Good Managers Don’t Make Policy Decisions / H. Edward Wrapp / July-August 1984

Global Strategy

1. The Globalization of Markets / Theodore Levitt / HBR May-June 1983
2. The Multinational Mission: Balancing Local Demands and Global Vision. / Prahalad, C. K. /New York/ 1987
3. The Competitive Advantage of Nations / M.E.Porter / The Free Press / 1990
4. Ghoshal, Sumantra. / Managing Across Borders : The Transnational Solution. / MIT Press, Boston, Mass. / 1989