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How to create business order out of chaos
- Article
- 16 Nov 2021
Own the unknowns and create order out of chaos
Climate risk is an “inescapable” part of chartered accountants’ remit
- Article
- 01 Nov 2021
For those looking to future-proof their career, being able to embed climate change and wider sustainability issues into business strategy and planning, risk management, procurement and performance management is essential.
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What happens if we don't make net zero?
- Article
- 11 Aug 2021
Looking at the potentially huge consequences for business
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The CFO and strategy
- Article
- 11 Aug 2021
CFOs are key to strategy, make sure you are evolving yours
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Turn your data into insights
- Article
- 17 May 2021
Six key tips to make the most of your data
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Making a sustainable business strategy for all
- Article
- 17 May 2021
Ensure your green agenda suits everyone
NAO adds to calls for a long-term strategy for adult social care
- Article
- 12 Apr 2021
A National Audit Office report lays out the challenge for local authorities and central government on adult social care in the absence of a long-term funded plan.
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on business strategy for company boards
- Article
- 23 Feb 2021
How do you assess the full impact of COVID on your business? ICAEW’s six questions for company boards suggest what you should consider. Make sure you’re prepared for 2020 and 2021 year-end reporting.
Reports
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Platform businesses: A Guide
- Helpsheets and support
- 2021
This guide explores the characteristics of platform businesses and the importance of different aspects of trust in making them work. It concludes with five actions that will help you consider the opportunities they provide.
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Business Ecosystems: A Guide
- Report
- 2021
The term ecosystem is regularly bandied about in business conversations. But what does it mean and is it a useful metaphor for improving business performance?
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Special Report 68: Commercial Insight
- Report
- 2020
- PDF (1,761kb)
This special report explores how to be more commercial to add value and generate profit for your firm.
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Special Report 64: Managing People
- Report
- 2019
- PDF (1,487kb)
Managing people is one of the most important skills needed to successfully navigate your way to the top of the corporate ladder. This report provides practical tips and advice on topics such as team management, dealing with difficult people and the effect of technology on recruitment.
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Special Report 63: Innovation
- Report
- 2018
- PDF (1,674kb)
Innovation is key to improving productivity and efficiency. This report covers the subject with practical and interesting articles.
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Special Report 56: Soft skills that FDs need
- Report
- 2017
- PDF (5,953kb)
A special report looking at the soft skills that FDs need to succeed
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Special Report 54: Pricing
- Report
- 2016
- PDF (3,771kb)
This quarter's report deals with the practical aspects of pricing strategy, from market positioning of new products to through to those at the end of their life cycle.
Strategy tools
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PESTEL - what is it and how to apply it to your business strategy
Ensure your strategy takes into account the political, economic, societal, technological, environmental and legal context.
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Resource Based View of the Firm
Do your internal resources give you a competitive advantage?
SWOT
Make the most of analysing your organisation’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Webinars
Strategic thinking for senior professionals
- Webinar
- 29 Sep 2020
Find out what the three core questions of strategy are and the common pitfalls to avoid in addressing them.
Statistics for business - How do I know if my trend is a mirage
- Webinar
- 29 Mar 2017
Nigel Marriott explains the principles of hypothesis testing to help you quantify the risks of incorrect decisions.
The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.
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Exploring strategy
- 2017
- Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington, Patrick Regnér, Kevan Scholes, and Duncan Angwin
- Pearson Education Limited
This book has long been the essential strategy text for managers of today and tomorrow. From entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals, charities to government agencies, this book raises the big questions about organisations- how they grow, how they innovate and how they change.
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Building a resilient organisation
- 2014
- James Crask, Charley Newnham, Jack Armstrong, Paul Robertson
- ICSA Publishing
How to build a prosperous and sustainable business.
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Professional services marketing: how the best firms build premier brands, thriving lead generation engines, and cultures of business development success
- 2013
- Mike Schultz, John Doerr
- John Wiley and Sons
Guide to marketing from a US perspective.
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Strategic cost analysis
- 2012
- Roger Hussey, Audra Ong
- Business Expert Press
Cost analysis for managers, from an American perspective.
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Strategic marketing planning for the small to medium-sized business: writing a marketing plan
- 2012
- David Anderson
- Business Expert Press
A guide to marketing for SMEs.
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Trade promotion strategies: best practices
- 2012
- Michel Borgeon, Claude Cellich
- Business Expert Press
Export promotion strategies suitable for SMEs.
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Strategy making in uncertain times
- Article
- 01 Sep 2022
- Mark Gottfredson, Michael Mankins
- Harvard Business Review
Most companies have stuck with conventional techniques for strategy-making. In this article the authors describe what it takes to produce great results during economic uncertainty, and propose a practical model for strategy development that they have seen work at several leading companies.
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Strategies for individual leadership
- Article
- 01 Jul 2022
- Mark L.Frigo, Kathleen Stokes
- Strategic Finance
Advice on translating great business strategy to create great leadership strategy for both individuals and high-performance teams. The article contains a short interview with Kathleen Stokes, who gives her perspective on leadership driven strategy as a finance leader.
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Budgeting to fund strategic plans
- Article
- 01 Dec 2021
- Daniel Butcher
- Strategic Finance
The CFOs of CSX and ATI reveal best practices for finance to lead organizations' strategic planning and budgeting processes.
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Crafting a mission statement
- Article
- 02 Aug 2021
- Jolene A. Lampton
- Strategic Finance
A mission statement works with the company or business' code of ethics and helps inspire its employees to work toward a common goal of that company or business.
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How come so many strategies fail?
- Article
- 01 Jul 2021
- David J.Collis
- Harvard Business Review
Leaders often make the mistake of focusing on one element of their strategy, rather than considering strategy as a whole, says David J.Collis. He compares strategy mistakes typically made by CEOs at innovative new businesses and at mature established companies.
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Time to pivot? You need a story
- Article
- 01 Sep 2020
- Robert Bremner, Rory McDonald
- Harvard Business Review
How to sell stakeholders on a new strategy. Pivoting entrepreneurs should explain strategy shifts with humility and express empathy for any inconvenience they cause stakeholders, say the authors.
Articles and books in the ICAEW Library collection
The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of articles, books and reports on corporate strategy and planning. Use the links below to see what we have available to request in our Library catalogue (Libcat).
Strategy: an international perspective
- Library book
- 2020
- B. De Wit
- Cengage Learning EMEA
This book covers the many perspectives in the field of corporate strategy, navigating readers through contrasting viewpoints to encourage discussion and debate.
Directors' checklists
- Library book
- 2020
- M.Wearden
- ICSA Publishing
An easy-to-use A-Z guide to the key tasks and responsibilities of a director. It is designed for quick reference, with each entry including an introduction and explanation, a checklist of points to consider, procedures to follow and cross-references to relevant legislation and regulation.
To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to borrowing books.
You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.
External resources
Creating a valuable business
- Atom Content Marketing
A LawDonut guide to making strategic decisions that can help create and maintain a valuable business. Running a business often involves reacting to circumstances, making minor decisions that have a limited, short-term impact. In contrast, creating a valuable business is about taking strategic decisions that have a lasting effect.
Get key business strategies right
- Atom Content Marketing
A Start-up Donut guide to mastering key business strategies. Business owners must remain focused on the key issues that ultimately determine success or failure. With dozens of different tasks competing for your time, you need to identify activities that will make a real difference to long-term success.
Your sales strategy
- Atom Content Marketing
A MarketingDonut guide to creating a sales strategy. Your sales strategy identifies which customers your business is targeting, it specifies how you will reach them and it outlines how you will convince them to buy from you.
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