: H. Igor Ansoff, Daniel Kipley, A.O. Lewis, Roxanne Helm-Stevens, Rick Ansoff
: Implanting Strategic Management
: Palgrave Macmillan
: 9783319995991
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Coming more than 25 years after the last edition, this edition of the groundbreaking Ansoff work on the concepts and practical implementation of strategic management provides up-to-date case studies and simplified figures and offers a comprehensive approach to guiding firms through turbulent environments. In this age of digital transformation, the ability to respond quickly and strategically to unpredictable change can determine the success or failure of the firm. As an organization becomes more successful at implementing change, the ability to respond to changes in the environment will be entrenched in its culture. This book is based on a strategic success model which demonstrates how to optimize a firm's performance.  For managers, students, and researchers wanting a step-by-step methodology on how to analyze a firm, this book will serve as an invaluable resource for thinking and acting strategically.


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Acknowledgements6
Contents7
List of Figures10
List of Tables14
Part I Original Concepts of Strategic Management and the Evolution of Management Systems17
1 Epistemological Underpinnings and Original Concepts of Strategic Management18
The Contingency Perspective18
Simplicity, Complexity, and Requisite Variety20
The Original Concepts of Strategic Management22
Two Styles of Organizational Behavior22
Entrepreneurial Behavior23
Differences in Organizational Profiles24
Strategic and Operations Management26
Summary30
Exercises30
2 Why Make Strategy Explicit?31
Concept of Strategy31
Strategy and Performance33
When to Formulate Strategy35
Difficulties Encountered in Implanting Strategy Formulation36
Summary37
Exercises37
3 Evolution of Management Systems38
Evolution of Management Systems38
Long Range Planning and Strategic Planning40
Strategic Posture Management43
Strategic Issue Management45
Weak Signals and Graduated Response47
Strategic Surprise Management49
Choosing the Management System for a Firm51
Managing Complexity52
Summary53
Exercise53
4 From Strategic Planning to Strategic Management54
Doubts About Strategic Planning54
Does Planning Pay?55
Design of the Study56
Results of the Study57
The Chandlerian Perspective58
Four Stages of Evolution60
Theoretical Underpinnings of Strategic Posture Management63
Summary64
Exercises65
5 Modes of Strategic Behavior66
Unmanaged Organic Adaptation66
Systematic Planning67
Ad hoc Management69
Choice of Strategic Behavior Mode70
Strategic Learning73
A Map of Strategic Management75
Historical Development77
Environment80
Strategy82
Capability83
Part II Planning Strategic Posture87
6 Strategic Diagnosis88
Two Key Problems for Strategic Management88
Strategic Success Paradigm90
Strategic Aggressiveness92
Responsiveness of the Firm’s Capability95
*Strategic Diagnosis96
Short and Long Version of the Strategic Diagnosis98
Validation of the Strategic Success Paradigm98
Conceptual Map of the Book100
Summary101
Exercises102
7 Concept of Organizational Capability103
Functional Capability103
Evolution of General Management Capability105
Definition of General Management Capability109
General Management Capability Profile111
An Illustrative Example113
Summary114
Exercises114