Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Strategic Management -- Ch. 1. The Nature of Strategic Management -- Ch. 2. Understanding and Analyzing the General and Health Care Environment -- Ch. 3. Service Area Competitor Analysis -- Ch. 4. Internal Environmental Analysis and Competitive Advantage -- Ch. 5. Directional Strategies -- Ch. 6. Developing Strategic Alternatives -- Ch. 7. Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives and Strategic Choice -- Ch. 8. Value Adding Service Delivery Strategies -- Ch. 9. Value Adding Support Strategies -- Ch. 10. Communicating the Strategy and Developing Action Plans -- Pt. 2. Appendices -- App. A. Analyzing Strategic Health Care Cases -- App. B. Financial Analysis for Health Care Organizations -- Pt. 3. Cases in the Health Care Sector: Cases 1-20.

"The 6th edition of this established text is streamlined to a more manageable format, with the Appendices moved to the web-site and a significant shortening of the main text. There is a greater focus on the global analysis of industry and competition; and analysis of the internal environment. In consultation with feedback from their adopters, the authors have concentrated on the fundamentals of strategy analysis and the underlying sources of profit. This reflects waning interest among senior executives in the pursuit of short-term shareholder value."--BOOK JACKET.