This volume is the eighth in the highly respected series representing the Strategic Management Society's annual conferences. The SMS is a nonprofit professional society composed of nearly 2,000 academic, business, and consultant members from over 45 countries. Papers and panel discussions presented at these conferences address not just the conference themes but also, live issues - those currently confronting the Society and its members. This edition incorporates fresh ideas from the field of strategy, along with their practical applications.

The contributions in this volume deal with the essence of strategic management. Three research trends are discussed: strategic change, characterised by in-depth longitudinal studies of changing organisations; research into leadership and top teams; and strategic thinking, the cognitive processes through which organisations and environments are understood and strategies developed. The focus of the contributions is on understanding complex relationships and uncertain futures, with an emphasis on challenging management understanding and the tacit knowledge of the organisation. Strategic...

Published in association with the Strategic Management Society, The Wiley Strategic Management Series aims to illustrate the 'best in global strategic management' for academics, business practitioners and consultants. This book addresses the theme of core competence and the processes and issues involved in managing core competence. It is an interesting and effective integration of strategic perspectives that exemplify many of the most important issues facing strategic management, both now and in the future. The contributions present the premise that corporate strategy should place technology,...