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Strategy and organization : realizing strategic management
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Cambrigde, UK : Cambridge University Press , 2003
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9780521812610
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Examining some of the new and emerging issues in strategic management, Loizos Heracleous presents an original approach to the established ideas of strategy. He emphasizes the importance of organizational culture in realizing strategy and applies this concept to such important new areas as corporate governance and the impact of the Internet on business organization and activity. Combining original research with thorough surveys of the literature, the book is intended for MBA level students, researchers and professionals.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Bases of Strategic Management
1 The strategic management field
2 An organizational action view of strategic management
3 Strategic thinking or strategic planning?
4 Leadership and the board of directors
Part 2 Realising Strategy
5 The complexities of strategy implementation
6 Organizational culture and strategic change processes
7 The role of organizational discourse in understanding and managing strategic change
8 Strategic change processes: an organization development approach
Part 3 Current Themes and Applications
9 State ownership, privatization and performance
10 Does corporate governance make a difference to organizational performance?
11 Types of inter-organizational networks and the strategic roles of directors
12 Organizing for the future