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544 The LEGO Group : adopting a strategic approach ● ●
549 The global pharmaceutical industry – in the land of shrinking giants ● ● ●
559 Vodafone : developing communications strategy in the UK market ● ● ●
567 Global forces and the Western European brewing industry ● ● ●
571 A source of cheap energy or a source of problems – the potential benefits and costs of shale gas ● ● ●
575 H&M in fast fashion: continued success? ● ● ● ● ●
583 The Formula One constructors : capabilities for success ● ● ● ●
591 Integration of a Corporate Social Responsibility programme in Coloplast ● ● ●
595 Manchester United FC : still successful despite new threats ● ● ●
600 Pierre Fabre : culture and the challenges of internationalisation ● ● ● ● ● ●
606 Adnams – a living company ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
612 Ryanair : the low-fares airline – future directions? ● ● ● ● ●
624 Marks & Spencer : is this as good as it gets? ● ● ● ●
629 Hotel du Vin : strategic entrepreneurship and innovative continuity in the boutique hotel sector ● ● ●
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634 Going for growth: Teva’s global strategy ● ● ●
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639 CRH plc : dimensions of successful corporate strategy ● ● ● ●
647 SABMiller : from strength to strength ● ● ●
657 The internationalisation of Tesco – new frontiers and new problems ● ● ●
662 Gridsum and the Microsoft partner ecosystem: engaging in China and beyond? ● ● ● ●
Key: ●● = major focus, ● = important subsidiary focus
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PA GE
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CASES In tro
du ct
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to s
tra te
gy
St ra
te gy
le ns
es
Th e
en vi
ro nm
en t
St ra
te gi
c ca
pa bi
lit y
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te gi
c pu
rp os
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Cu ltu
re a
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Bu si
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l s tra
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666 Severstal and the global steel industry ● ● ● ● ●
671 FeedHenry – innovating in the cloud ● ● ● ● ●
676 Flight Centre Limited ● ● ● ●
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680 Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple, Inc. ’ ● ● ● ●
686 ‘Where’s Irene and just exactly is she up to?’ The acquisition of Cadbury PLC by Kraft Foods , 2010 ● ● ●
695 Gazprom and NIS : the oil and gas industry in Serbia ● ● ● ●
700 International HIV/AIDS Alliance (B) : a strategy for 2020 ● ● ● ● ●
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707 The Mexican narco-trafficking problem ● ● ● ●
715 Dancing with the mouse: a strategic metamorphosis at Ocean Park , Hong Kong ● ● ● ●
721 GMB : strategic leadership in a trade union ● ● ● ●
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727 Academies and Free Schools ● ● ●
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731 Paul Polman and the revitalisation of Unilever ● ● ● ●
738 LEAX : managing growth in a volatile world ● ● ● ● ●
742 Changing tracks at Babcock Rail ● ● ● ●
749 In the boardroom at HomeCo ● ● ● ● ● ●
755 QR National – Aurizon ● ● ● ●
Key: ●● = major focus, ● = important subsidiary focus
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