Global Business Strategies in Crisis [electronic resource] : Strategic Thinking and Development / Umit Hacioglu, Hasan Dincer, Nihat Alayoglu.

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Part I: Strategic Management and Practices in High Velocity Markets During Crisis; Institutional Approach to Strategic Management; 1 Introduction; 2 Understanding the Role of Institutions for Strategy; 3 An Institutional-Based View of Strategy: Institution-Based Rents and Strategies; 4 Institutional Entrepreneurship; 5 Conclusion; References; Economic Approach to Strategic Decisions; 1 Introduction; 2 Strategic Decisions; 2.1 Background Information and Basic Concepts; 2.2 Economic Theories over Strategic Decision; 3 Price Strategies; 4 Advertising. 4.1 Views About Advertising4.2 Advertising and Consequences; 4.3 Advertising Intensity; 5 RandD; 5.1 Basic Definitions; 5.2 Theories over RandD and Market Structure; 5.3 Alternative RandD Strategies; 6 Integration; 6.1 Basic Definitions; 6.2 Why Do Firms Integrate?; 7 Conclusion; References; Leading the Strategic Decision-Making Process: Conceptual Frameworks; 1 Introduction; 2 Highlights of the Strategic Decision-Making Process; 2.1 Critical Factors of Leading the Strategic Decision-Making Process; 2.2 Need for Information Systems in Strategic Decision-Making. 3 Managing the Strategic Decision-Making Process3.1 Conceptual Framework of Success Factors; 3.2 Conceptual Framework Reduced to Structural Equation Modeling; 4 Conclusion; References; Building Organizational Insight: Strategy and Organization; 1 Introduction; 2 The Key of Sharing: The Creation of Synergies; 3 Horizontal Strategies; 3.1 Drawbacks of Horizontal Strategies; 4 The Role of the Organization; 4.1 Mechanisms of Organizational Coordination; 4.2 Mechanisms of Network Coordination; 5 Conclusion; References. Strategies Out of Global Recession in Emerging Markets: An Application for 2008 Global Crisis1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Strategies for Overcoming Financial Crisis; 3.1 Monetary Policy Tools; 3.1.1 Required Reserve Ratio; 3.1.2 Currency Transactions; 3.1.3 Open Market Operations; 3.1.4 Discount Rate; 3.2 Fiscal Policy Tools; 3.2.1 Tax Rate; 3.2.2 Public Debt; 3.2.3 Government Expenditure; 3.3 Other Strategies; 3.3.1 Increasing Guarantee Limit of the Deposits; 3.3.2 Purchasing Low-Performance Companies by Government; 4 2008 Global Crisis; 4.1 Reasons of the Crisis. 4.2 Results of the Crisis4.3 Strategies of Some Example Countries to Overcome the 2008 Global Crisis; 4.3.1 USA; 4.3.2 England; 4.3.3 China; 4.3.4 Turkey; 5 Data and Econometric Model; 5.1 The Scope and Constraints of the Study; 5.2 Logit Model; 5.3 Variables; 5.4 Results of the Model; 6 Conclusion; References; Alternative Strategies for Global Operations of Organizations; 1 Introduction; 2 Globalization; 3 Possible Strategic Alternatives in Entering into Foreign Markets and Becoming an International Organization; 3.1 Outsourcing Strategy; 3.2 Export Strategy; 3.3 Licensing Strategy.

As the world is currently in the midst of financial and economic crises, this collection of expert contributions focuses on strategy formation and implementation at various organizational levels to address the challenges ahead. The latest economic turmoil and its ongoing impact on business performance are compelling top managers to develop effective business strategies and redefine the boundaries of their operational and strategic activities. On one hand, tremendous challenges in the competitive business environment have become a source of global threats for many small entrepreneurs. On the other, investors faced with today?s volatile economic conditions demand more gains on their capital investments to counter-balance the growing risk of global threats. This book explores the question as to whether it is possible to efficiently and effectively address these threats and obstacles. Are managers capable of planning and implementing strategic actions? What should the major managerial strategy be in order to overcome fluctuations in a market-oriented society?