Historical Evolution of Strategic Management

Name: Historical Evolution of Strategic Management
ISBN: 9781315253336

doi:10.4324/9781315253336

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Historical Evolution of Strategic Management

ABSTRACT

This collection of readings, representing the historical evolution of the subject of strategic management, provides an introduction to the roots of modern thought. It proceeds to dissect more recent contributions into two schools, the Planning and Practice school and the Learning school.

Historical Evolution of Strategic Management

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Part I The Planning and Practice School

chapter |12 pages

Chester I. Barnard (1956), 'Chapter XVIII: Conclusion', in The Functions of the Executive, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 285-96

chapter 2|30 pages

Kenneth R. Andrews (1971), 'The Concept of Corporate Strategy', in The Concept of Corporate Strategy, Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, pp. 18-46

chapter 3|18 pages

H. Igor Ansoff (1987), 'Concept of Strategy', in Corporate Strategy, London: Penguin Books, pp. 100-116

chapter 4|32 pages

George A. Steiner (1969), 'A Conceptual and Operational Model of Corporate Planning', in Top Management Planning, Toronto: Collier-Macmillan, pp. 31-61

chapter 5|10 pages

Sidney Schoeffler, Robert D. Buzzell and Donald F. Heany (1974), 'Impact of Strategic Planning on Profit Performance', Harvard Business Review, March-April, pp. 137-45

chapter 6|16 pages

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (1970), 'Costs and Experience', 'Price and Experience' and 'Experience and Competitive Interaction', in Perspectives on Experience, Boston: The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., pp. 12-26

chapter 7|12 pages

Pierre Wack (1985), 'Scenarios: Shooting the Rapids', Harvard Business Review. November-December, pp. 139-50

chapter 8|6 pages

Arie P. De Geus (1988), 'Planning as Learning', Harvard Business Review. March-April, pp. 70-74