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will be published in August 2026.
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This comprehensive textbook on managing organisations from a strategic
perspective covers a broad range of topics, from leadership and organisational
culture through to the evaluation of strategic options and the implementation of
strategy. It is aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate business students,
as well as those preparing for final examinations of the professional
accountancy bodies.
Subjects covered include:
- leadership and corporate culture;
- creating a vision for the organisation;
- corporate governance, business ethics and
'environnmental, social and governance' (ESG);
- analysis of the business environment and strategic
capability;
- evaluation of strategic options;
- implementation of strategy; and
- leading change.
Each chapter in this 4th Edition includes updated
examples, illustrations and references throughout. The importance of good governance and leadership and for effective corporate strategy is highlighted, including the evoluion of 'ESG' from corporate social responsibility, and its contemporay application. This new edition also features pervasive analysis of how digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, can be used as tools in developing and implementing strategy.
Written in an accessible style and from an Irish perspective, this textbook
presents up-to-date examples from a wide variety of Irish organisations and
well-known multinational corporations, as well as an appendix of 16 case studies
for students to analyse and discuss.
For further information contact publishing@charteredaccountants.ie
or telephone on (+353) 01 637
7204
The Author
Gerry Gallagher D.
Governance, M.Bus, C. Dip A&F, MMII Grad, B.Sc (Mgmt), is Managing Director of GBCL Governance Ltd, which provides consulting services in corporate governance and strategy for a wide variety of organisations. Previously, Gerry lectured in the Munster
technological University for two decades at undergraduate level as well as on the Master of Business and MBA programmes. He also taught for a number of years on the Final Admitting Examination programme of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Gerry is a former Irish Army officer with experience in operational units, Army Headquarters and on active service with the United Nations in Lebanon.
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