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Indicative Reading list 

Core texts: 

• Whittington, R., Regner, P., Angwin, D., Johnson, G., & Scholes, K. (2020) Exploring Strategy: Texts and Cases. (12th ed.)
• Harlow, Pearson. Gill R (2011). Theory and Practice of Leadership, 2nd ed. Sage Publications 

Additional reading: 

• Balogun J and Hope-Hailey V (2008). Exploring Strategic Change, 3rd ed. FT Prentice Hall  
• Crane, A., Matten, D., Glozer, S., & Spence, L. (2019). Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of  Globalization (5 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Publishing.  
• De Wit B and Meyer, R (2010). Strategy: Process, Content, Context: an international perspective, 4th ed. Andover : South-Western Cengage  Learning  
• Mintzberg H, Lampel J and Ahlstrand B (2009). Strategy Safari: the complete guide through the wilds of strategic management, 2nd ed. FT  Prentice Hall 
• Barney, J. (2010) Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage. New York: Pearson Education. 
• Grant, R. (2010) Contemporary Strategy Analysis. Hampshire: John Wiley and Sons. 
• Hill, C., Jones, G. and Schilling, M. (2013) Strategic Management: Theory: An Integrated Approach. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
• Chandler, D. (2016) Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Sustainable Value Creation. London, Sage. 
• Mintzberg, H. (2000) The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Pettigrew, A. M., Thomas, H. and Whittington, R. (eds.) (2006) The Handbook of Strategy and Management. London: Sage.
• Stacey, R. D. (2010) Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 

Recommended Journal Articles 

• Carroll, A & Shabana, K (2010) The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts, Research and Practice, International Journal of Management Reviews, 12(1), 85-105 
• Porter, M.E. & Kramer, M.R. (2011) Creating shared value: How to reinvent capitalism and unleash a wave of innovation and growth. Harvard  Business Review 89(1–2), 62–77.
• Porter, M. (1996) What is Strategy? Harvard Business Review. Nov-Dec pp. 61–78. 
• Rugman, A. & Verbeke, A. (2004) A perspective on regional and global strategies of multinational enterprises. Journal of International Business  Studies 35(1), 3–18 
• Cohen, B. & Munoz, P. (2017) Entering conscious consumer markets: Toward a new generation of sustainability strategies. California  Management Review 59(4), 23–48. 
• Fassin, Y. (2008) The stakeholder model refined. Journal of Business Ethics 84(1), 113–135. 
• Ghemawat, P. (2001) Distance still matters: The hard reality of global expansion. Harvard Business Review 79(8), 137–47.
• Goold, M. & Alexander, M. (1998) Corporate strategy and parenting theory. Long Range Planning 31(2), 308–314.
• Porter, M.E. (1990) The competitive advantage of nations. Harvard Business Review 68(2), 73–93. 
• Porter, M.E. & Kramer, M.R. (2006) Strategy and society: The link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility. Harvard  Business Review 84(12), 78–92. 

Journals/newspapers: 

• Strategic Management Journal 
• Academy of Management Journal 
• Journal of International Business Studies 
• Journal of World Business 
• British Journal of Management; 
• California Management Review; 
• European Management Journal; 
• Harvard Business Review; 
• Journal of Business Strategy; 
• Journal of Management Studies;
• Long Range Planning; 
• MIT Sloan Management Review; 

Websites: 

• www.sps.org.uk Strategic Planning Society
• www.ft.com Financial Times
• www.managers.org.uk Chartered Management Institute

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• Graduated with a Master’s degree from an accredited university or achieved a Level 7 Diploma according to the European Qualifications
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