Over the past ten years, there has been growing interest in the process of strategic decision-making among both managers and researchers. Strategic decisions are important for five main reasons: They are large-scale, risky and hard to reverse; they are a bridge between deliberate and emerging strategies; they can be a major source of organizational learning; they play an important part in the development of individual managers and they cut accross functions and academic disciplines. Strategic Decisions summarizes the current state of the art in research on strategic decision-making, with chapters prepared by leading strategy researchers. The editors also present implications for current application and proposed directions for future research.

HOW TO SUCCEED AS A MARKETING LEADER IN TODAY'S GLOBAL, DIGITAL WORLD. What makes an effective and successful marketing leader? The authors of this groundbreaking book conducted a worldwide study with profiles of more than 68,000 business leaders--and discovered 12 essential traits that can make or break your success. The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader is the first and only leadership book for marketers based on anything like this level of research evidence. Learn how to: MOBILIZE YOUR BOSS: Make an impact at the highest level and align marketing with the company's priorities. MOBILIZE YOUR COLLEAGUES: Inspire and motivate your colleagues to act on your ideas. MOBILIZE YOUR TEAM: Build and hone a winning marketing team. MOBILIZE YOURSELF: Focus on goals that will benefit your customer, company, and long-term career. Warning: This is not a marketing book. It's a leadership book for marketers, using the latest research on what works--and what doesn't--in marketing's digital age. By zeroing in on the value creation zone ("V-Zone") --the all-important overlap between your company's and customers' needs--you'll be able to help the business win in the market --and achieve your career goals. BONUS: Receive full access to an online self-assessment tool and other marketing leadership resources.

Over the past ten years, there has been growing interest in the process of strategic decision-making among both managers and researchers. Strategic decisions are important for five main reasons: They are large-scale, risky and hard to reverse; they are a bridge between deliberate and emerging strategies; they can be a major source of organizational learning; they play an important part in the development of individual managers and they cut accross functions and academic disciplines. Strategic Decisions summarizes the current state of the art in research on strategic decision-making, with chapters prepared by leading strategy researchers. The editors also present implications for current application and proposed directions for future research.

There's a war on against the BBC. It is under threat as never before. And if we lose it, we won't get it back. The BBC is our most important cultural institution, our best-value entertainment provider, and the global face of Britain. It's our most trusted news source in a world of divisive disinformation. But it is facing relentless attacks by powerful commercial and political enemies, including deep funding cuts - much deeper than most people realise - with imminent further cuts threatened. This book busts the myths about the BBC and shows us how we can save it, before it's too late.

This book by two leading experts takes a fresh look at the nature of television, starting from an audience perspective. It draws on over twenty years of research about the audience in the United States and Britain and about the many ways in which television is funded and organized around the world. The overall picture which emerges is of: a medium which is watched for several hours a day but usually at only a low level of involvement; an audience which views mainly for relaxation but which actively chooses favourite programmes; a flowering of new channels but with no fundamental change in what or how people watch; programmes costing millions to produce but only a few pennies to view; a wide range of programme types apparently similar to the range of print media but with nothing like the same degree of audience 'segmentation'; a global communication medium of dazzling scale, speed, and impact but which is slow at conveying complex information and perhaps less powerful than generally assumed. The book is packed with information and insights yet is highly readable. It is unique in relating so many of the issues raised by television to how we watch it. There is also a highly regarded appendix on advertising, as well as technical notes, a glossary, and references for further reading.