The Theoretical Logic of Strategy

Section 1 Theoretical Constraints -- 1. The Theoretical Landscape -- 2. Non-compliance with Theoretical Requirements -- 3. Theoretical Analysis Simplifies Critical Thinking -- 4. Information as the Essential Element in Dynamic Analysis -- 5. Strategic Models Are Static -- 6. Theory Depends on Its Assumptions -- 7. Boundary Conditions Limit All Theory -- 8. A Systematic, Contingent Approach -- Section 2 The Economics of Start-up Strategy -- 9. Rational Expectations and Performance -- 10. Raising Funds -- 11. Constrained Systematic Search -- 12. Positioning -- 13. Estimating an Opportunity’s Wealth Generating Potential -- 14. Arbitraging Windows of Opportunity -- 15. Convention Theory -- 16. Forgiving Business Models -- 17. Cooperative Arrangements -- Section 3 External Environment -- 18. Macroenvironmental Analysis -- 19. Prerequisites for Industry Analysis -- 20. Porter’s Model of Competitive Threats -- 21. Threat Moderators -- 22. Moderation of the Threat of Potential Entry -- 23. Moderation of the Threat of Buyers -- 24. Moderation of the Threat of Rivalry -- 25. Moderation of the Threat of Suppliers -- 26. Moderation of the Threat of Substitutes -- 27. Summarizing Industry Attractiveness -- 28. Other Industry Models -- Section 4 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats -- 29. Value Chains -- 30. Firms as Resources -- 31. Assumptions of the Resource Based Theory of the Firm -- 32. SWOT Analysis -- 33. Using Constrained Systematic Search to Identify Opportunity -- 34. Focus More on Future Opportunities than Current Threats -- 35. Finding Optimal Opportunities -- Section 5 Business Level Strategies -- 36. Cost Leadership -- 37. Product Differentiation -- 38. Focus -- 39. Imitation Impeding -- 40. Opportunistic -- 41. Cooperation versus Collusion -- 42. Alertness -- 43. Constrained Systematic Search -- Section 6 Business Level Strategy Implementation -- 44. Organizational Design and Control Systems -- 45. Incentives -- 46. Span of Control -- Section 7 Corporate Level Strategy -- 47. Transaction Cost Economics Approach to Vertical Integration -- 48. Capabilities Approach to Vertical Integration -- 49. Options Based Approach to Vertical Integration -- 50. Corporate Level Diversification.