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I would suggest "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs" by Charles
Ellis (New York: Penguin Press, 2008). In between the company history and
the huge personalities (and a bit of cheer leading) is a very informative
and even analytical view of Goldman's strategy and why the firm has been
so successful.

Mark Shanley


On Mon, October 26, 2009 12:36 pm, Andrew Inkpen wrote:
> A new book called "Curse of the Mogul" describes failed corporate
> strategies in the entertainment industry. This got me wondering: are
> there other good books that describe industry-specific corporate
> strategies?
>

I would recommend Gillian Tett's book called "Fool's Gold" which is a sobering industry level case study of strategy going wrong in investment banking in the UK and US during the global financial crisis.

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From: Business Policy and Strategy List [BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Shanley, Mark [mshanley@UIC.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:28 AM
To: BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: Re: Books on Corporate Strategy

I would suggest "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs" by Charles
Ellis (New York: Penguin Press, 2008). In between the company history and
the huge personalities (and a bit of cheer leading) is a very informative
and even analytical view of Goldman's strategy and why the firm has been
so successful.

Mark Shanley


On Mon, October 26, 2009 12:36 pm, Andrew Inkpen wrote:
> A new book called "Curse of the Mogul" describes failed corporate
> strategies in the entertainment industry. This got me wondering: are
> there other good books that describe industry-specific corporate
> strategies?
>

Alfred - I recently edited a three-volume collection of articles, as
well as an analysis of the literature, on Corporate Strategy, which Sage
Publication recently published. I use this collection of readings in my
PhD course on corporate strategy.

Here's the link. It will give you a summary of the articles in the
volume. Many of the readings are available on-line (e.g., Proquest).
http://www.sagepub.com/authorDetails.nav?contribId=620647

Hope this helps, Jeffrey


Alfred marcus wrote:
> Take a look at a book by me (Alfred Marcus) of a few years ago called
> /Big Winners and Big Losers/ which was published by Wharton School Press.
>
> Shanley, Mark wrote:
>> I would suggest "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs" by Charles
>> Ellis (New York: Penguin Press, 2008). In between the company history and
>> the huge personalities (and a bit of cheer leading) is a very informative
>> and even analytical view of Goldman's strategy and why the firm has been
>> so successful.
>>
>> Mark Shanley
>>
>>
>> On Mon, October 26, 2009 12:36 pm, Andrew Inkpen wrote:
>>
>>> A new book called "Curse of the Mogul" describes failed corporate
>>> strategies in the entertainment industry. This got me wondering: are
>>> there other good books that describe industry-specific corporate
>>> strategies?
>>>
>>>

--
Jeffrey A. Krug
Associate Professor of Strategy & International Business
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business Administration
301 West Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 828-8410
Email: jakrug@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.business.vcu.edu

Looks like a good set of articles, Jeffrey. But seriously -- $825? I'm straying off target here, but I was wowed when books started exceeding $100. As computers go sub-$1,000, books go super-$1k? Another topic for another day I suppose.

************************
Michael L. Barnett
Professor of Strategy, Said Business School, U. of Oxford
Research Director, Oxford U. Centre for Corporate Reputation
Fellow, St. Anne's College, University of Oxford
http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/faculty/Barnett+Mike/

View my research on my SSRN Author page:
http://ssrn.com/author=414796


-----Original Message-----
From: Business Policy and Strategy List [mailto:BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeffrey A. Krug
Sent: 29 October 2009 14:47
To: BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: Re: Books on Corporate Strategy

Alfred - I recently edited a three-volume collection of articles, as
well as an analysis of the literature, on Corporate Strategy, which Sage
Publication recently published. I use this collection of readings in my
PhD course on corporate strategy.

Here's the link. It will give you a summary of the articles in the
volume. Many of the readings are available on-line (e.g., Proquest).
http://www.sagepub.com/authorDetails.nav?contribId=620647

Hope this helps, Jeffrey


Alfred marcus wrote:
> Take a look at a book by me (Alfred Marcus) of a few years ago called
> /Big Winners and Big Losers/ which was published by Wharton School Press.
>
> Shanley, Mark wrote:
>> I would suggest "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs" by Charles
>> Ellis (New York: Penguin Press, 2008). In between the company history and
>> the huge personalities (and a bit of cheer leading) is a very informative
>> and even analytical view of Goldman's strategy and why the firm has been
>> so successful.
>>
>> Mark Shanley
>>
>>
>> On Mon, October 26, 2009 12:36 pm, Andrew Inkpen wrote:
>>
>>> A new book called "Curse of the Mogul" describes failed corporate
>>> strategies in the entertainment industry. This got me wondering: are
>>> there other good books that describe industry-specific corporate
>>> strategies?
>>>
>>>

--
Jeffrey A. Krug
Associate Professor of Strategy & International Business
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business Administration
301 West Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 828-8410
Email: jakrug@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.business.vcu.edu

As suggested in my email, you can get many of the articles on-line. It
is one example of articles that might be used teach corporate strategy
at the PhD level. The three-volume collection is designed to be sold
primarily to libraries rather than individuals. Sage Publications
London set the price, not I.

Mike Barnett wrote:
> Looks like a good set of articles, Jeffrey. But seriously -- $825? I'm straying off target here, but I was wowed when books started exceeding $100. As computers go sub-$1,000, books go super-$1k? Another topic for another day I suppose.
>
> ************************
> Michael L. Barnett
> Professor of Strategy, Said Business School, U. of Oxford
> Research Director, Oxford U. Centre for Corporate Reputation
> Fellow, St. Anne's College, University of Oxford
> http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/faculty/Barnett+Mike/
>
> View my research on my SSRN Author page:
> http://ssrn.com/author=414796
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Business Policy and Strategy List [mailto:BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeffrey A. Krug
> Sent: 29 October 2009 14:47
> To: BPS-NET@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Books on Corporate Strategy
>
> Alfred - I recently edited a three-volume collection of articles, as
> well as an analysis of the literature, on Corporate Strategy, which Sage
> Publication recently published. I use this collection of readings in my
> PhD course on corporate strategy.
>
> Here's the link. It will give you a summary of the articles in the
> volume. Many of the readings are available on-line (e.g., Proquest).
> http://www.sagepub.com/authorDetails.nav?contribId=620647
>
> Hope this helps, Jeffrey
>
>
> Alfred marcus wrote:
>
>> Take a look at a book by me (Alfred Marcus) of a few years ago called
>> /Big Winners and Big Losers/ which was published by Wharton School Press.
>>
>> Shanley, Mark wrote:
>>
>>> I would suggest "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs" by Charles
>>> Ellis (New York: Penguin Press, 2008). In between the company history and
>>> the huge personalities (and a bit of cheer leading) is a very informative
>>> and even analytical view of Goldman's strategy and why the firm has been
>>> so successful.
>>>
>>> Mark Shanley
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, October 26, 2009 12:36 pm, Andrew Inkpen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> A new book called "Curse of the Mogul" describes failed corporate
>>>> strategies in the entertainment industry. This got me wondering: are
>>>> there other good books that describe industry-specific corporate
>>>> strategies?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>

--
Jeffrey A. Krug
Associate Professor of Strategy & International Business
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business Administration
301 West Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 828-8410
Email: jakrug@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.business.vcu.edu