Strategy-In-Practices: A Process-Philosophical Perspective on Strategy-Making

Chia, R. C.H. and Mackay, D. (2023) Strategy-In-Practices: A Process-Philosophical Perspective on Strategy-Making. Series: Elements in business strategy. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 9781009096485 (doi: 10.1017/9781009099592)

Abstract

This Element maintains that increasing strategic effectiveness involves paying greater attention to the idiosyncratic capabilities and know-how already accumulated in an organization's shared practices and the modus operandi contained therein. An organization's modus operandi describes the practiced patterned regularities that enables it to achieve a consistency of response in strategic circumstances even in the absence of any clear, formalized strategic plan. This patterned regularity known as Strategy-in-Practices (SiP) draws attention to the tacit influence of an organization's shared practices on its formal strategy-making efforts. It emphasizes the need for both these to be aligned so that the organization is better prepared to cope with the challenges and opportunities it faces.

• Item Type: Books
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Chia, Professor Robert
• Authors: Chia, R. C.H., and Mackay, D.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISBN: 9781009096485
• Published Online: 06 March 2023