Strategy without Design: The Silent Efficacy of Indirect Action - Couverture rigide

Chia, Robert C. H.; Holt, Robin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521895502 ISBN 13 : 9780521895507

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Strategy exhibits a pervasive commitment to the belief that the best approach to adopt in dealing with affairs of the world is to confront, overcome and subjugate things to conform to our will, control and eventual mastery. Performance is about sustaining distinctiveness. This direct and deliberate approach draws inspiration from ancient Greek roots and has become orthodoxy. Yet there are downsides. This book shows why. Using examples from the world of business, economics, military strategy, politics and philosophy, it argues that success may inadvertently emerge from the everyday coping actions of a multitude of individuals, none of whom intended to contribute to any preconceived design. A consequence of this claim is that a paradox exists in strategic interventions, one that no strategist can afford to ignore. The more single-mindedly a strategic goal is sought, the more likely such calculated instrumental action eventually works to undermine its own initial success.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert C. H. Chia is Professor of Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School.

Robin Holt is Reader at the University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521895502
• ISBN 13: 9780521895507
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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