The book entitled 'Advanced Strategic Management and Business Policies for Managers' is a record of an indepth study into the advanced concepts of today's managerial strategies to provide a basic conceptual subject matter that includes industry analysis and deeper insights into the process of strategic planning in an organisational context. The concept of the advanced strategies for management is widely preferred by every organisation as a significant tool to have a distinct competitive edge over its-competitors not only to penetrate new global markets but to have a very strong sustainable-advantage to delight its existing customers. Considering the 'competition' as the heart of formulating business strategies of the book intents to give the reader with new insights which will make them practically understand the kaleidoscopic nature of business in its own angle with the help of various essential concepts of strategically managing a business with the help of a well defined business policies. This book is equipped with opening and closing cases as core technical capabilities of the book to create a deep sense of understanding the catastrophic effects of business uncertainties in contemporary market scenario. With a view to keep the reader informed about-the core context of each concept, in the beginning of each chapter learning objectives are provided and at the end a list- of websites and books for references are provided. In addition, to keep the readers in touch with the author, the correspondence of the author is also given in the beginning of the book. So, with the advancement of business through technology and information the time to plan strategically is drastically reducing where each and every one of us try to build, innovate burning techniques to have a taste of success. To help the reader in this context, the present book becomes a useful material to all categories of people who are keen to have that taste of success in business forever. Contents : Part – I Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Levels of Strategy Part – II Strategy Formulation 3. Developing Strategic Vision and Mission Part – III Analyzing A Company’s External Environment 4. External Environment 5. Industry Analysis Part – IV Analyzing Competitive Position 6. Analyzing Companies Resources and Competitive Position 7. Contract Costing 8. Value Chain Analysis Part – V Generic Competitive Strategies 9. Merger Acquisition and Takeover Strategy 10. International Business Level Strategies Part – VI Formulating Long-Term and Grand Strategies 11. Balanced Score Card 12. Competitive Advantages 13. Tailoring Strategy Analysis 14. Vertical Integration, Diversification and Strategic Alliances 15. Uniform Costing and Intra-Firm Comparison Part – VII Strategy Implementation 16. Organisational Leadership 17. Developing Functional Strategies 18. Institutionalization and Structure Part – VIII Strategic Control Guiding and Evaluating Strategies 19. Strategic Evaluation 20. Strategic Control

In view of persistently growing liberalization of economic system across the world and economic interdependencies, globalization of markets, free flow of capital and knowledge, proliferation and convergence of technologies, interaction among different financial systems of different countries, overcapacity in capital intensive industries, an unstable oil cartel, fast changing demographies of the workforce, tectonic change in personal, social, familial values of people and rapidly moving customers' taste have rendered global business scenario much more volatile and competitive. Business that were immune to global competition only a few years ago now find themselves locked in fierce and ferocious competition battles from around the world. Coping with these developments and achieving sustainable competitive prowess demand transformational changes in approach to managing business strategies and effectuating these strategies. This is not possible without change in structure and culture. Strategy-structure fit as also strategy-culture fit are imperative for bringing about the desired change in the organization. Creation of such congruence is the major responsibility of corporate managers who have to be multivalent and play the role of a transformational leader and display new templates of leadership to influence the behaviour of the people to achieve the desired results. Organizations have to manage multinational business on an integrated, world-wide basis and not as a loosely knit federation of subsidiaries. The revision of the present text is the outcome of the aforesaid developments with the basic objective of providing learners a comprehensive understanding of new concepts, approaches, skills and techniques which can aid organizations in gaining competitive advantage on enduring basis. Besides comprehensively revising all the chapters in the context of the major changes witnessed in recent years in international environment, as many as eleven new chapters have been added so as to make the text more relevant in todays' and tomorrows' context. The present revised text, the authors believe, will prove to be an invaluable guide to managers on how to craft a strategy and implement it in order to achieve sustainable competitive edge over the rivals. To educators of future managers this text will be extremely useful in getting exposure to new concepts, approaches, paradigms and tools involved in managing international business in brutally competitive scenario which will, in turn, help in developing skills of integrating many ideas on global strategy and discussing real life case studies with the budding managers. Contents - SECTION I - INTRODUCTION 1. Managerial Approach to International Business 2. Nature and Dimensions of International Strategic Management 3. Developing Strategic Management Model for an International Firm 4. Elements, Functions and Significance of International Strategic Management System 5. New Paradigms of Managing International Business 6. Corporate Governance in International Business SECTION II - ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING BY AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM 7. Recent Developments in Global Business Scenario 8. Scanning Environment for an International Firm 9. Corporate Appraisal for an International Firm 10. Synergistic Analysis for an International Firm 11. Core Competence of an International Firm 12. Value Creation and Competitive Advantage SECTION III - STRATEGY MAKING PROCESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM 13. Setting Corporate Objectives for an International Firm 14. Developing Competitive Strategy for an International Firm 15. Formulating Corporate Strategy for in International Firm SECTION IV - MAKING STRATEGIC DECISIONS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM 16. Choosing Product / Service Offering for Offshore Countries 17. Choosing Cross Frontier Countries 18. Choosing Mode of Entry in Cross Border Countries 19. Making Acquisition Decision Across the Country 20. Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility 21. Ethics in International Business SECTION V - FORMULATING FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM 22. International Marketing Strategy 23. International Operations Strategy 24. International Technological Strategy 25. International Financial Strategy 26. International Human Resource Strategy SECTION VI - IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY 27. Strategy Implementation 28. Management of Change 29. Managing Organizational Structure 30. Organizational Culture and Strategy Implementation 31. Strategy Implementation and Leadership 32. Controlling Offshore Operations

The Second edition of the book adds value to the first edition in terms of new chapter and new topics in the existing chapters. The book covers all significant and recent areas of Business Policy and Strategic Management. Distinctive Features of the Book: - Learner-friendly approach - Wide and comprehensive coverage - Integrated presentation of the text with boxes, figures, exhibits and tables - Provides rich and international case studies - Refreshing modes like points to be remembered, key words and questions - Numerous examples - Customised and lucid language - Online student and teacher manuals Contents : 1. The Strategic Management Process 2. The Strategist and Strategic Decision-Making 3. Establishing Corporate Direction 4. External Environment Scanning and Industry Analysis 5. Internal Environment: Capabilities and Competencies 6. Global Strategic Management 7. Corporate Level Strategic Alternatives 8. Business Unit Level Strategies 9. Functional Level Strategies 10. Strategic Analysis and Choice 11. Structural Implementation 12. Behavioural Implementation 13. Functional Implementation: Functional Issues 14. Strategic Evaluation and Control 15. Strategic Management in Non-Profit Organisations 16. Social Responsibilities and Ethics of Business 17. Corporate Governance: A Strategy for Sustainable Development 18. Corporate Strategic Failures Game and Cases

Intensified competition among domestic private and public sector companies and multinational companies consequent upon globalization along with strides in information technology brought paradigm shifts in the concepts of Strategic Management. In fact, principles of strategic management took a completely a new direction. The overwhelming response from the students, Lecturers, Professors and heads of various Business Schools of various universities in India, Papua New Guinea and other countries to my various books, viz., Management and Organisational Behavioural, Business Policy and Strategic Management, Strategic Management (JNTU), International Business, Essentials of Human Resource Management and Personnel and Human Resource Management prompted me to write a separate book on `Strategic Management`. In fact, we bring a customized book for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological university, based on its syllabus. Book Content of Strategic Management Unit 1 1. The Strategic Management Process 2. External Environment Scanning and Industry Analysis 3. Internal Environment: Capabilities and Competencies Unit 2 4. Strategic Analysis and Choice Unit 3 5. Structural Implementation6. Behavioural Implementation Unit 4 7. Corporate Level Strategic Alternatives Unit 5 8. Strategic Evaluation and Control

Contents - 1. A Glimpse of Business Environment 2. Environment Analysis and Forecasting 3. Political and Government Environment 4. Natural and Technological Environment 5. Societal Environment 6. Social Responsibility of Business 7. Consumer Rights, Consumerism and Business 8. Corporate Governance 9. Industrial Policy 10. Privatization and Disinvestment 11. Village and Small Industries 12. Price and Distribution Controls 13. Indian Company Law 14. Patents and Trademarks 15. Competition Policy and Plan 16. Monetary and Fiscal Policies 17. Money and Capital Markets 18. Stock Exchange and Its Regulations 19. Industrial Finance 20. Industrial Financial Institutions 21. Labour Legislation 22. Labour Welfare and Social Security 23. Industrial Relations 24. Trade Unions 25. Workers' Participation in Management 26. Quality Circles 27. Planning in India 28. Industrial Development Strategy 29. Planning and Development of Agriculture 30. GATT/WTO and Global Liberalization 31. International Investments 32. Multinational Corporations 33. Globalization 34. Development and Regulation of Foreign Trade 35. Foreign Exchange Management Act

Writing this book on Manpower Planning and Strategic Change has been a wonderful and exciting journey. It all started during the process of searching for a new book for the Management students pursuing MBA, PMIR, PGDM, PGDHRM, etc. The book is the extension of the Human Resource Management which covers widely the concept of Manpower Planning, Human Resource Development and Change Management. The target readers are the upper level students with some prior knowledge on HRM. This book can also be utilized by the HR professionals. Some basic knowledge on Human Resource (HR) functions (e.g., selection, training, appraisal and pay) will help the reader to understand the contents of the book more easily. This book can be used by those students who are pursuing HR as their specialization subject. ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXT BOOK Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Planning: it introduces the topic of human resource planning and explains the key steps in the HRP process, including its relationship to overall business activities. This chapter also includes different approaches of HRP, Forecasting and Demand and Supply of HR. Chapter 2: This chapter defines HRIS, its importance, process and classification and the contribution of HRIS to HRP. Human Resource Reporting, Human Resource Accounting and Auditing are also discussed in this chapter. Chapter 3: The importance of HRD, its growth and development, systems and subsystem, HRD Climate and HRD Matrix are covered in this chapter. Chapter 4: This chapter covers different HRD Interventions and the models of HRD. The role of quality of work life, importance of HRD Audit, Model of Culture Audit and different audit techniques are also discussed here. Chapter 5: This chapter describes Career Development and the relationship between human resource planning and career development of employees so as to meet the organizational needs as well as employee needs. Career Planning and Succession Planning are also highlighted in the chapter. Chapter 6: This chapter deals with the importance and the concept of Organizational Change, how different factors affect the organization for which the organization implements change and the types of change. The importance of organizational vision, mission and the strategic planning are also discussed in this chapter. Chapter 7: This chapter deals with the concept of managing change, importance of transformation planning in change; process of managing transactions, role of change agents and aspects of resistance to changes. Chapter 8: This chapter deals with different intervention strategies and the models/the processes of implementation of change in the organization. Organizational Development, TQM, KAIZEN and other quality improvement programmes are also covered in this chapter. Chapter 9: The role of CSR, its approaches and the different activities covered under CSR are discussed briefly in this chapter. Chapter 10: This chapter focuses on Corporate restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions and role in human resource planning in the process. Contents - 1. Human Resource Planning 2. Human Resource Information System 3. Human Resource Development — Concept 4. Human Resource Development — Interventions and Models 5. Career Planning 6. Concept of Change 7. Management Change 8. Intervention Strategies 9. Corporate Social Responsibility 10. Corporate Restructuring and Recent Trends Bibliography

Quality, ethics and global business environment are posing several challenges to current business managers. Managing an organisation, irrespective of size, is an excitement, experience and a big challenge for them. If they can give an insight into principles of management, internalise them and start adapting them to satisfy the situational needs, they can become effective managers. The organisations in which they work will have a steady and sustainable growth. Successful managers take positive and sound managerial decisions based on these time-honoured management principles. Many great thinkers on management, and 'Management Gurus', have contributed for the sustainability of management principles. Four management principles (Planning, Organising, Leading and controlling) enunciated by Henry Fayol about hundred years ago, have bacome today's basic mantras of management process. Management principles are not static and will be changing with the growth of economy, society and passage of time. Effective managers visualise the change and design their operations accordingly. Management facilitates managers to take sound managerial decisions. Management explains its domain in terms of principles and practices to manage men (human factor) and material (non-human factor) in an organization. An attempt is made in this work to blend time-honoured management principles with modern management practices, supported by information technology. Managers can lean on these principles to formulate their strategies and adopt them for the sustainable growth of their organizations. Written in a simple style, readers can easily understand the various management principles and practices. In this backdrop, this work - 'Management - Multi-dimensional Approach' is produced which provides a comprehensive picture on management principles and practices. Each chapter starts with an 'insight' which provides an overview of the chapter content. Chapter theme is presented in sequential order commencing with the analysis of concept and logical flow of the theme. Relevant theories concerned with the theme are explained. Appropriate examples are given for better understanding the concepts and theories of the chapter. Vital feature is that each concept or theory or relevant additional information in each chapter is presented in margin box or as an open margin item. At the end of the chapter, key terms are listed. Chapter summary is presented under 'Recapitulation'. Small cases relevant to chapter theme are presented as 'Caselets'. Detailed analysis of these caselets by readers and students will enable them to understand the chapter theme. Study questions at the end of each chapter are given. Skill exercises in some chapters are provided to connect theory and information of the chapter with real-time business operations. Section - A, This section contains eighteen chapters on Management process and other independent issues associated with general management. Section - B, This section deals with functional aspects of management. Functions such as production and operation, finance, marketing, HRM and strategic management are discussed in this section. Section - C, This section deals with some supportive issue and applications of management principles to various other activities. Topics dealt in this section are learning organisation, Quality Management - I (General aspects) QM - II (Lean management) QM - III (Six Sigma), Supply Chain Management (SCM) - I (Basic and Inventory Management). SCM - II (Warehouse and Transport Management), SCM - III (IT and Packging), Stress Management, Conflict Management and Services Management. Contents - Section - A : GENERAL MANAGEMENT 1. Management - Overview 2. Manager 3. Evolution of Management Thought 4. Social Responsibility of Business and Ethics 5. Planning 6. Organising - I (Basic Aspects) 7. Organising - II (Trends and Practices) 8. Controlling - I (Basics) 9. Controlling - II (Tools and Techniques) 10. Staffing 11. Communication 12. Motivation 13. Morale 14. Directing 15. Delegation 16. Decision-Making 17. Leadership 18. Coordination Section - B : FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT 19. Production and Operations Management - An Overview 20. Financial Management - An Overview 21. Marketing Management - An Overview 22. Human Resources Management - Overview 23. Strategic Management - Overview Section - C : APPLIED MANAGEMENT 24. Learning Ogranisation 25. Quality Management - I (General Aspects) 26. Quality Management - II (Lean Management) 27. Quality Management - III (Six Sigma) 28. Supply chain Management - I (Basics and Inventory Management) 29. Supply Chain Management - II (Warehouse and Transport Management) 30. Supply Chain Management - III (Information Technology and Packaging) 31. Stress Management 32. Conflict Management 33. Services Management Glossary Bibliography

This title Managing Organisations provides basics of management and behavioural aspects in organisations. The content covers the syllabus of management and organisational behaviour, prescribed for Management courses of different universities including Visweshwaraiah Technological University. The book contains two sections. The first section deals with fundamentals of management process and the second section explains the aspects of individual group and organisational behaviour. Greater care is exercised to present the text in a simple and easily understandable manner. Study questions and practical exercises are given at the end of each chapter for self-study. Case studies prompt the readers to give an insight into the central theme of the chapter. Contents : 1. Management - Overview 2. Manager 3. Evolution of Management Thought 4. Planning 5. Decision-making 6. Organising-I 7. Organising-II − Recent Trends 8. Organising-III − Internal Practices 9. Controlling 10. Behavioural process − An Overview 11. Individual Behaviour 12. Personality 13. Attitude 14. Perception 15. Emotion 16. Motivation 17. Leadership 18. Group Behaviour 19. Conflict Management 20. Power and Politics 21. Organisational Culture References

Rarely has been received more attention than it does currently all about management of time. It is receiving increasing significance in modern organisation. The intensely competitive global and domestic markets have created enoromous pressure on this scarest and vital resource i.e., time. The success of any organisation is taking right decisions at right time and implementing it at right time. Contents : 1. Introduction to Time Management 2. How to Read Effectively? 3. How to write Creatively? 4. Innovation & Creativity? 5. The new psychological dimension for managing people 6. The art of Negotiation for Time Management 7. Managing Conflict for Effective Time Management 8. A programme for self-improvement 9. Effective Communication for Time Management 10. Planning - A tool for Time Management 11. Development of People in the Organisation 12. Culture and Structure 13. Managing People at Work Through Influence Tactics 14. Organising Perspective 15. Organisational Effectiveness 16. Influencing Employee Behaviour 17. Time Management Through Change Management 18. Time Management Through Proper Forms, Reports and Record-Keeping 19. Time Management - A Qualitative Approach 20. Transactional Analysis 21. Motivation for Time Management

The first edition of the book 'Business Valuation Management-Corporate Valuation'. Changes in business management have profoundly affected cost accounting and cost management at the beginning of the twenty-first century. These changes are an increased emphasis on providing value to customers, globalization of markets, growth of service, industry and awareness of ethical and environmental business practices. Therefore, the new value management system can be more accurately referred to as an activity and strategic management system. This book covers lucid presentation, tailor-made approach, comprehensive text with plenty of illustrations and has several additional welcome features. The book covers the course contents of the students appearing for MBA/MMS of the University of Mumbai and other universities in India and CA, CS and ICAI and other professional examinations. The students and faculties will find this book all the more useful and rewarding. Contents : 1. Business Valuation 2. Approaches to Valuation 3. Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 4. Relative Valuation 5. Brand Valuations 6. Valuing Private Companies 7. Option Pricing Application in Valuation 8. Valuation in Acquisitions 9. Value Enhancement