,Essentials of
Strategic
Management
The Quest for Competitive
Advantage
Dartmouth College
The University of Alabama
,ESSENTIALS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2021 by McGraw-Hill
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Strategic
Management
The Quest for Competitive
Advantage
Dartmouth College
The University of Alabama
,ESSENTIALS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2021 by McGraw-Hill
Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the
prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic
storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.
Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers
outside the United States.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LWI 24 23 22 21 20
ISBN 978-1-260-57566-8
MHID 1-260-57566-7
Cover Image: helloSG/Shutterstock
All credits appearing on page or at the end of the book are considered to be an extension of the copyright page.
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusion of a website does
not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Education does not
guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites.
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, Dedication
Heather, Paul, and Hasseline.