Up-to-Date and affordable, Essentials of Strategic Management is exactly what the strategy business courses haven’t had until now: a highly effective and up-to-date primer that conveys the theory and frees the professor to concentrate more on case analysis. At less than half the cost of more comprehensive texts, Essentials includes examples from a wide range of business and management levels, while providing a Company Spotlight on Maytag Corporation as a running case study in every chapter. Essentials is suitable for a variety of courses and may also be used in corporate and executive training programs.