Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice

ISBN-13: 9781107421493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 692 str.

Damon Golsorkhi; Linda Rouleau; David Seidl

Opis

A systematic and comprehensive introduction to the different aspects of strategy as practice, capturing recent developments and providing suggestions for future research.

Recenzje

'The second edition of the Handbook is a major step forward in surveying progress in this rapidly expanding field, addressing its diverse orientations, and anticipating future developments. For anyone seeking inspiration for the study of strategy as it is practiced, or searching for insights into their strategising practices, the Handbook provides an invaluable resource.' Hugh Willmott, Cass Business School, City University London, and Research Professor of Organization Studies, Cardiff Business School, Wales

Spis treści

Preface to the second edition; Introduction: what is strategy as practice?; Part I. Ontological and Epistemological Questions: 1. Practice in research: phenomenon, perspective and philosophy; 2. Epistemological alternatives for researching strategy as practice: building and dwelling worldviews; 3. Making strategy: meta-theoretical insights from Heideggerian phenomenology; 4. Constructivist paradigms: implications for strategy as practice research; 5. Constructing contribution in strategy-as-practice research; 6. The ongoing challenge of developing cumulative knowledge about strategy as practice; 7. Practical relevance of practice-based research on strategy; Part II. Theoretical Resources: Social Theory: 8. Giddens, structuration theory and strategy as practice; 9. An activity theory approach to strategy as practice; 10. A Bourdieusian perspective on strategizing; 11. An economies-of-worth perspective on strategy as practice: justification, valuation and critique in the practice of strategy; 12. A Wittgensteinian perspective on strategizing; 13. A Foucauldian perspective on strategic practice: strategy as the art of (un)folding; 14. A narrative approach to strategy as practice: strategy-making from texts and narratives; 15. Actor-network theory and strategy as practice; Part III. Theoretical Resources: Organization and Management Theories: 16. An institutional perspective on strategy as practice; 17. Relating strategy as practice to the resource-based view, capabilities perspectives and the micro-foundations approach; 18. Theory of routine dynamics and connections to strategy as practice; 19. Identity work as a strategic practice; 20. Sensemaking in strategy as practice: a phenomenon or a perspective?; 21. The communicative constitution of strategy-making: exploring fleeting moments of strategy; 22. Analytical frames for studying power in strategy as practice and beyond; 23. A critical perspective on strategy as practice; Part IV. Methodological Resources: 24. Using ethnography in strategy-as-practice research; 25. Researching strategists and their identity in practice: building 'close-with' relationships; 26. Studying strategizing through biographical methods: narratives of practices and life trajectories of practitioners; 27. Researching everyday practice: the ethnomethodological contribution; 28. Critical discourse analysis as methodology in strategy-as-practice research; 29. Studying strategy as practice through historical methods; 30. Quantitative methods in strategy-as-practice research; Part V. Substantive Topic Areas: 31. Strategic planning as practice; 32. Meetings and workshops as strategy practices; 33. The role of materiality in the practice of strategy; 34. Strategy-as-practice research on middle managers strategy work; 35. Participation in strategy work; 36. The role of emotions in strategizing; Index.