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Opening up corporate political strategizing

  • Research
  • Organizational Theory, Strategic Management

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I explore what happens when senior executives try to include non-expert, functional managers in the formulation and implementation of strategic actions marked by high levels of complexity and uncertainty. My findings will hopefully be relevant for anybody struggling to introduce new organizational practices in potentially hostile or sceptical corporate environments. They should be especially interesting for researchers who investigate open strategy, firms’ political actions, and institutional logics at a micro-foundational level.


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BARRON Andrew
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TBS Education

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Opening up corporate political strategizing

I explore what happens when senior executives try to include non-expert, functional managers in the formulation and implementation of strategic actions marked by high levels of complexity and uncertainty. My findings will hopefully be relevant for anybody struggling to introduce new organizational practices in potentially hostile or sceptical corporate environments.
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  • Organizational Theory, Strategic Management
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