罗伯特·M·格兰特是乔治敦大学（Georgetown University）的管理学教授，伦敦城市大学（City University）的客座教授。他是《战略管理期刊》（Strategic Management Journal）和《长期规划期刊》（Long Range Planning）编辑委员会成员。他的商业经历包括生产猪肉馅饼（卡夫食品公司）和翻新轮胎（凡世通公司）以及向美国运通、ENI和其他公司提供战略咨询。

Currently one of the best-selling strategy texts for advanced undergraduates and MBA students, Contemporary Strategy Analysis has gained widespread recognition for its rigorous approach to business strategy analysis. Contemporary Strategy Analysis introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of strategy. The text reflects current academic thinking and management practice, and gives students the tools they need to formulate and implement strategies in order to enhance the performance of the organizations that they join. Now in its fourth edition, this exciting text has been thoroughly revised and updated.

Special features of the fourth edition include: increased coverage of value creation in electronic commerce and the strategy implications of information technologya new section on the "New Economy" and what it means for competition and profitthe incorporation of recent contributions to strategy theory and strategy practice including: - the creation and development of organizational capability

- winner-takes-all markets

- network externalities and competition for standards

- complexity and self-organization

- strategic innovation the relating of analytical frameworks to their real-world business applicationsrevised figures and applications, making the book even more user-friendly for both instructors and students.