LEADER 03326nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910784792203321 005 20230721030521.0 010 $a0-19-160779-7 010 $a1-281-15015-0 010 $a9786611150150 010 $a0-19-152791-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400122 035 $a(EBL)416002 035 $a(OCoLC)314220315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000260825 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218597 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260825 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10224263 035 $a(PQKB)10626795 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416002 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416002 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10211980 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL115015 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400122 100 $a20070606d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTracking strategies$b[electronic resource] $e... toward a general theory /$fHenry Mintzberg 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (422 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-922850-7 327 $aContents; List of Figures; List of Strategy Diagrams; List of Tables; 1. Of Strategies, Deliberate and Emergent; 2. Patterns in Strategy Formation: Volkswagenwerk, 1937-72 and US Strategy in Vietnam, 1950-73; 3. Tracking Strategies in an Entrepreneurial Firm: Steinberg Inc., 1917-75; 4. Strategy Formation in an Adhocracy: National Film Board of Canada, 1939-75; 5. Into the Mind of the Strategist: Strategy Formation in Canadian Lady, 1939-76; 6. Does Planning Impede Strategic Thinking?: Tracking the Strategies of Air Canada, 1937-76 327 $a7. Tracking Strategies in the Birthplace of Canadian Tycoons: The Sherbrooke Record, 1946-768. Mirroring Canadian Industrial Policy: Strategy Formation at Dominion Textile, 1873-1990; 9. Strategy of Design: A Study of 'Architects in Copartnership', 1953-78; 10. Strategic Management Upside Down: Tracking Strategies at McGill University, 1829-80; 11. The Illusive Strategy: Tracking the Strategies of a Strategy Researcher, 1967-91; 12. Toward a General Theory of Strategy Formation; Appendix: Steps in Research on Strategy Formation; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThere is a great deal of practice, discussion, and writing about strategy, but little investigation of the processes by which strategies actually form in organizations. This book shares the results of Henry Mintzberg's investigation into this, conducted over several decades, using case studies drawn from business and governmental organizations. - ;There is a great deal of practice, discussion, and publication about strategy, but surprisingly little investigation of the processes by which strategies actually form in organizations. Henry Mintzberg, one of the world's leading thinkers and writers 606 $aStrategic planning 606 $aIndustrial management 615 0$aStrategic planning. 615 0$aIndustrial management. 676 $a658.4012 700 $aMintzberg$b Henry$08867 701 $aMintzberg$b Henry$08867 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784792203321 996 $aTracking strategies$93725151 997 $aUNINA