"The Tao of Strategy presents an alternative way to stimulate strategic thinking, looking to ancient times and Eastern philosophies to unlock new ways of solving complex problems. It examines Sun Tzu's Art of War, the Baghavad Gita, and the strategic board game Go; studies leaders' obligations...

This note on warfare summarizes treatises by Chinese (e.g., Sun Tzu, The Art of War, ca. 500 BC) and Japanese (e.g., Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, 1643 AD) warriors, reviews their philosophies and leadership lessons, and offers modern applications.ExcerptUVA-S-0304Rev. Nov. 7,...

Strategy research on mergers and acquisitions has focused on classifying mergers into related, unrelated categories and recently according to strategic motives. By contrast, we focus on how the combined resources of the merging firms interact to create value. We identify five primary types of...

This case follows BP-0546, which is designed to allow two integration teams, each representing one of two different companies, to construct a joint post-acquisition-integration plan. The confidential background about one of the companies is provided in this case for one of the teams. BP-0547...