Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Matrix index -- Accounting/economics -- 1 Break-even analysis -- 2 Demand and supply -- 3 Economies of scale -- 4 Elasticity -- 5 Financial ratios -- 6 Internal rate of return (IRR) -- 7 Net present value (NPV) -- 8 Variance analysis -- Business strategy -- 9 Barriers and profitability -- 10 BCG matrix -- 11 Contrasting characteristics of upstream and downstream companies -- 12 Five forces -- 13 Five Ps for strategy -- 14 Four routes to strategic advantage -- 15 Generic strategies -- 16 Geobusiness model -- 17 PESTLIED -- 18 Porter's Diamond -- 19 Related diversification grid -- 20 Strategic triangle -- Human resources -- 21 Action-centred leadership -- 22 Belbin's team roles -- 23 Group development -- 24 Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory -- 25 Job characteristics -- 26 Managerial grid -- 27 Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- 28 Situational leadership -- Organizational strategy -- 29 Company position/industry attractiveness screen -- 30 Cultural web -- 31 Dynamics of paradigm change -- 32 Four organizational cultures -- 33 Integrated model of strategic management -- 34 M-O-S-T -- 35 Network analysis, PERT, CPA -- 36 Organic versus mechanistic management styles -- 37 Patterns of strategic change -- 38 Resource allocation at corporate level -- 39 The seven 'S's framework -- 40 SWOT analysis -- 41 Value chain -- Strategic marketing -- 42 Ansoff's box -- 43 Nine specimen standardized strategies -- 44 PIMS competitive strategy paradigm -- 45 Product life cycle -- Appendix -- Effective thinking processes and the use of management models -- Subject index