Building Strategy from the Middle |
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Author:
| Floyd, Steven W. Wooldridge, Bill |
Series title: | Foundations for Organizational Science Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-322-41326-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $138.00 |
Book Description:
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This ground-breaking book reframes the perspective taken in most strategy research in two key ways: by describing organizational renewal from a middle-level perspective and by reconceptualizing the theoretical basis for strategy process research. Part I reviews the existing literature in the strategy process, including recent literature on strategic renewal. Part II builds the theoretical basis for a middle level perspective, focusing on knowledge development, social network...
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This ground-breaking book reframes the perspective taken in most strategy research in two key ways: by describing organizational renewal from a middle-level perspective and by reconceptualizing the theoretical basis for strategy process research. Part I reviews the existing literature in the strategy process, including recent literature on strategic renewal. Part II builds the theoretical basis for a middle level perspective, focusing on knowledge development, social network analysis and organizational trust. Part III moves from synthesizing existing research toward the development of a model for conducting research from a middle-level perspective.