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Well-Timed Strategy, The: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage (paperback)
- By Peter Navarro
- Published Jan 13, 2006 by Prentice Hall Professional.
- Copyright 2006
- Dimensions: 6 X 9
- Edition: 1st
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- ISBN-10: 0-13-802292-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-802292-1
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- ISBN-10: 0-7686-6877-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-6877-3
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Peter Navarro is a business professor at the University of California, Irvine.
He is author of the best-selling investment book If It’s Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks and the best-selling audio lecture course “Big Picture Investing: How, When, and Why the Stock Market Moves.” His weekly newsletter on the economy and stock market is distributed widely and is available to the public at www.peternavarro.com.
A widely sought-after and gifted public speaker, Navarro has appeared on Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNBC, NPR, and all three major network news shows. Navarro’s articles have appeared in a wide range of leading publications, including Barron’s, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Sloan Management Review.
Professor Navarro holds a B.A. from Tufts University and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.
Most companies ignore one of their best opportunities for honing competitive advantage: the opportunity to proactively manage business cycles and macroeconomic turbulence. Despite the profound impact that the business cycle has on the fortunes and fate of so many businesses large and small--and the employees and investors that depend on them--not fa single book offers a comprehensive guide to strategically and tactically managing the business cycle. The Well-Timed Strategy shows how to manage not just the business cycle and industry cycles but also today's unprecedented level of macroeconomic turbulence. Peter Navarro shows how to align every facet of business strategy, tactics, and operations to reflect changing business conditions. Drawing on hundreds of examples, Navarro distills clear, simple management principles for managing economic upswings and downswings. Navarro addresses everything from inventory, production, and supply chain management to marketing, pricing, and long-term capital investment. Navarro presents examples from around the globe, ranging from Broadcom and Cemex to Paccar and Xilinx Chinese real estate developers to U.S. small caps. Clear, concise, and exceptionally readable, The Well-Timed Strategy makes complex macroeconomic forecasting easy to understand -- and even easier to act upon.
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1: Strategies and Tactics of the Master Cyclist Executive 1
Chapter 2: Countercycling Your Capital Expenditures 15
Chapter 3: The Acquisitive Master Cyclist Buys Low and Sells High 39
Chapter 4: The Art of “Cherry Picking” and Other Well-Timed Tactics of the Human Resources Manager 55
Chapter 5: “Macromanaging” Your Production, Inventory, and Supply Chain 75
Chapter 6: Master Cyclist Marketing Through the Business Cycle Seasons 95
Chapter 7: Pricing the Cycle and Managing Credit and Account Receivables 111
Chapter 8: Proactive Profiting From Oil Price Spikes, Interest Rate Hikes, and Exchange Rate Risks 129
Chapter 9: When You Can’t Beat the Business Cycle, Hedge Its Risks! 149
Chapter 10: Surviving–and Prospering from–the Economic Shocks of War, Terrorism, Drought, and Disease 169
Chapter 11: The Master Cyclist’s Favorite Forecasting Tools 185
Concluding Thoughts 211
Appendix A: The Master Cyclist Project’s Treasure Trove of Data and All-Star Team 213
Appendix B: A Business Cycle Primer 223
Notes 233
Index 239
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Timely Strategies for Various Economic Cycles, By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 118,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews 
This review is from: The Well Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
Most business people who went to college were exposed to the principles of microeconomic analysis at some point. But most don't apply what they learned to their businesses. Professor Navarro's book is a lively look at some of the opportunities that are presented by adjusting your timing to buy low and sell high for:- capital expenditures - acquisitions - hiring people - adjusting your supply chain - marketing (especially advertising and promotion) - extending credit and collecting receivables - dealing with volatility in raw materials, interest rates and foreign currency - eliminating unnecessary risks when the environment is clouded - dealing with natural calamities and wars In addition, the book explains a variety of economic analysis tools that have proven to be helpful for business people. Each chapter is clearly outlined and summarized. The key points are... Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Making informed decisions on when to move (and when not to)..., By
This review is from: The Well Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
There are plenty of business books that tell you *what* to do and *how* to do it, but few which talk about *when*. That's the key difference in Peter Navarro's The Well Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage. By understanding the timing of business cycles, a business person can make moves that position them well for the coming up- or down-tick in the economy.Contents: Strategies and Tactics of the Master Cyclist Executive; Countercycling Your Capital Expenditures; The Acquisitive Master Cyclist Buys Low and Sells High; The Art of "Cherry Picking" and Other Well-Timed Tactics of the Human Resource Manager; "Macromanaging" Your Production, Inventory, and Supply Chain; Master Cyclist Marketing Through the Business Cycle Seasons; Pricing the Cycle and Managing Credit and Account Receivables; Proactive Profiting from Oil Price Spikes, Interest Rate Hikes, and Exchange Rate Risks; When You Can't Beat the Business Cycle, Hedge Its Risks!;... Read more
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A well-timed review of this book may help you weather the economic storm, By Rebecca Clement "Publisher, Soundview Executi... (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Well Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
Predicting the weather is part science and part art, but it requires an in depth understanding of weather conditions, phenomena and pattern recognition. Meteorologists spend several years studying these cycles, and they rely on advanced radar systems and computer modeling software to help identify storm fronts so people can evacuate or beautiful high pressure systems that people can enjoy. Peter Navarro's book titled - The Well-Timed Strategy - takes a similar tact at predicting business patterns, economic cycles and enterprise turbulence. Soundview recommends this read because it not only identifies tools that can help you sidestep micro-and-macro-market disasters, it also helps you align all aspects of your business to surf the cycle rather than be a casualty in its wake. This book is jammed with helpful insights regarding customizing your business to adapt to cycle change; operations and inventory management; negotiation maximization as well as best hiring strategies - to name a...
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Table of Contents
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1: Strategies and Tactics of the Master Cyclist Executive 1
Chapter 2: Countercycling Your Capital Expenditures 15
Chapter 3: The Acquisitive Master Cyclist Buys Low and Sells High 39
Chapter 4: The Art of “Cherry Picking” and Other Well-Timed Tactics of the Human Resources Manager 55
Chapter 5: “Macromanaging” Your Production, Inventory, and Supply Chain 75
Chapter 6: Master Cyclist Marketing Through the Business Cycle Seasons 95
Chapter 7: Pricing the Cycle and Managing Credit and Account Receivables 111
Chapter 8: Proactive Profiting From Oil Price Spikes, Interest Rate Hikes, and Exchange Rate Risks 129
Chapter 9: When You Can’t Beat the Business Cycle, Hedge Its Risks! 149
Chapter 10: Surviving—and Prospering from—the Economic Shocks of War, Terrorism, Drought, and Disease 169
Chapter 11: The Master Cyclist’s Favorite Forecasting Tools 185
Concluding Thoughts 211
Appendix A: The Master Cyclist Project’s Treasure Trove of Data and All-Star Team 213
Appendix B: A Business Cycle Primer 223
Notes 233
Index 239
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