Everyday Strategic Preparedness
The Role of Practical Wisdom in Organizations
Published on 27. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 170 pages
978-1-349-35400-9 (ISBN)
Description
Organizations struggle to be strategically prepared for unexpected change. What if change cannot be anticipated with any degree of certainty? What can organizations do to become more strategically prepared? This book explores the answers to these questions and argues that organizations become more prepared when they cultivate practical wisdom.
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Edition
1st ed. 2007
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XII, 170 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-35400-9 (9781349354009)
DOI
10.1057/9780230222915
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Persons
MATT STATLER is Associate Director of the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP), New York University, USA.
JOHAN ROOS is Director of The Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland, and Professor at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
JOHAN ROOS is Director of The Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland, and Professor at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Content
Background and Motivation Strategy and Unexpected Change An Ontological Shift Defining the Problem The Problem in Practice Dealing with the Practical Problem Facing Tactical Risks Making Value Judgements Re-framing the Response to Unexpected Change A Geneology of Practical Wisdom An Interpretative Framework Reflecting on the Framework: Implications Developing Practically Wise Habits On the Front Lines The Importance of Play in Organizations Seeking New Directions in Management Education Practical Wisdom as Everyday Strategic Preparedness Reflections for the Field of Management and Organization Studies Recommendations