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Implanting Strategic Management

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Based on Ansoff's classical text, more readable and simplified figures
  • Illuminates a new facet of the developing problem of strategy
  • Represents the most comprehensive exposition of concepts and practical techniques currently available in strategic management
  • Provides a multidisciplinary explanation of strategic behavior and development of practical ‘how to do it’ technology for management in turbulent environments
  • Uses current industry examples throughout the book to solidify the concepts

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Original Concepts of Strategic Management and the Evolution of Management Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Epistemological Underpinnings and Original Concepts of Strategic Management

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 3-15
    3. Why Make Strategy Explicit?

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 17-23
    4. Evolution of Management Systems

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 25-40
    5. From Strategic Planning to Strategic Management

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 41-52
    6. Modes of Strategic Behavior

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 53-73
  3. Planning Strategic Posture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. Strategic Diagnosis

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 77-91
    3. Concept of Organizational Capability

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 93-104
    4. Diagnosing Future General Management Capability

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 105-125
    5. Competitive Posture Analysis in Turbulent Environments

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 127-181
    6. Dispersed Positioning in Competitive Analysis

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 183-195
    7. Optimizing the Strategic Portfolio

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 197-253
    8. Strategic Dimensions of Technology

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 255-283
    9. Societal Strategy for the Business Firm

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 285-310
    10. Strategic Dimensions of Internationalization

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 311-336
  4. Managers, Systems, Structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
    2. General Managers for Diversified Firms

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 339-355
    3. Selecting a Management System to Fit the Firm

      • H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A. O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
      Pages 357-378

About this book

Coming more than 25 years after the last edition, this edition of the groundbreaking Ansoff work on the concepts and practical implementation of strategic management provides up-to-date case studies and simplified figures and offers a comprehensive approach to guiding firms through turbulent environments. In this age of digital transformation, the ability to respond quickly and strategically to unpredictable change can determine the success or failure of the firm. As an organization becomes more successful at implementing change, the ability to respond to changes in the environment will be entrenched in its culture. This book is based on a strategic success model which demonstrates how to optimize a firm's performance.  For managers, students, and researchers wanting a step-by-step methodology on how to analyze a firm, this book will serve as an invaluable resource for thinking and acting strategically.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Strategic Management, Alliant International University, San Diego, USA

    H. Igor Ansoff

  • Strategic Management, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, USA

    Daniel Kipley, Roxanne Helm-Stevens

  • Strategic Management, National University, San Diego, USA

    A.O. Lewis

  • Alliant International University, San Diego, USA

    Rick Ansoff

About the authors

H. Igor Ansoff (1918-2002) was an applied mathematician and business manager. He is well known as the pioneer and father of Strategic Management. Ansoff studied at Brown University, where he received his Doctorate. He joined UCLA in the Senior Executive Program. Ansoff was a distinguished professor at United States International University (now Alliant International University) for 17 years, where his work in strategic management research is still continued by several institutes. During his career he consulted with many multinational corporations including Philips, General Electric, Gulf, IBM, Sterling and Westinghouse. Ansoff was the first management guru to recognize the need for strategic planning for firms operating in an increasingly complex and turbulent business environment.



Daniel Kipley is Professor of Strategy at Azusa Pacific, USA.

A.O. Lewis is Professor of Management at National University, USA.


Roxanne Helm-Stevens is Chair and Professor in the Department of Management at Azusa Pacific, USA.


Rick Ansoff is Associate Professor in Statistics, Measurement, Research Methods, and General and Personality Psychology at Alliant International University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Implanting Strategic Management

  • Authors: H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A.O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99599-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99598-4Published: 12 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07614-6Published: 26 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99599-1Published: 26 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 592

  • Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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