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.

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.