Business Policy and Strategic Management : Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd : 9788120328624 : 01 Aug 2005 : In this era of globalization, firms are exposed to an increasing number of opportunities, as also increased levels of competition for those very opportunities. To be successful in the competitive corporate world, they need to strategize their moves and counter-moves, and exploit their core competencies to the hilt. This comprehensive text on Business Policy and Strategic Management provides a complete understanding of this dynamic subject-whose dynamism has increased all the more in view of the dynamic business environment-for management students across the world and also for the practicing managers. It prepares them to meet the challenges of the real-life corporate world by introducing them to the new global business paradigms. Divided into three sections, this book begins by discussing the strategic scenario of the business unit, and the generic and functional options available f