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Lessons From the Evolution of the Strategy Paradigm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2015

Tim O'Shannassy
Tim O'Shannassy*
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RMIT University
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Abstract

A review of the strategy literature suggests there have been five phases in the evolution of the field since the Second World War. The present paper discusses each of these phases, drawing on developments in each decade to determine the key lessons for managers and researchers. In particular, it is suggested that ongoing concerns with the effectiveness of strategy implementation in the 1980s and 1990s have led the field to pay greater attention to managers' thought processes, the use of technology, organisational learning, organisational politics, organisational culture and group dynamics. It also appears that a debate has evolved as to whether strategy should be practiced as art, a science or a combination of both.

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , 2001 , pp. 25 - 37
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2001

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