LEADER 03200oam 2200697I 450 001 9910791123103321 005 20230725015316.0 010 $a1-135-83826-7 010 $a1-135-83827-5 010 $a1-282-64010-0 010 $a9786612640100 010 $a0-203-88101-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203881019 035 $a(CKB)2560000000010077 035 $a(EBL)534225 035 $a(OCoLC)642661668 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437081 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274842 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437081 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10432280 035 $a(PQKB)10609143 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418550 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12139627 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418550 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10370826 035 $a(PQKB)11106833 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC534225 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL534225 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10394470 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL264010 035 $a(OCoLC)649428716 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000010077 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe geometry of strategy $econcepts for strategic management /$fRobert W. Keidel 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (187 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-99925-1 311 $a0-415-99924-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 DECODING COMPLEXITY BY ISOLATING FORM; 2 POINT THINKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERSONA; 3 LINEAR THINKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; 4 ANGULAR THINKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PUZZLE; 5 TRIANGULAR THINKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN; 6 STRATEGIC SCAFFOLDING: HOW TO DEVELOP A SYSTEMATIC ORGANIZATIONAL NARRATIVE; 7 GEOMETRIC SCANNING: HOW TO SPEED-READ THE MANAGEMENT LITERATURE; 8 ADDING PERSPECTIVE; ANSWERS TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS AT THE END OF CHAPTERS 2-4; APPENDIX A: COMPETING IN THE RETAIL FOOD GAME 327 $aAPPENDIX B: ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNNOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX 330 $aTo excel in today's exacting world, organizations need to combine strategic planning and strategic thinking. Strategic planning is a formal activity carried out periodically by top managers, but it is vulnerable to change. Strategic thinking is an informal activity that occurs intermittently throughout an organization, but it tends to be non-cumulative.Keidel offers a framework for integrating strategic planning and strategic thinking that leverages the strengths of both. The key to his work is the application of simple geometric forms'especially, 2x2 grids and triangles'that help organization 606 $aStrategic planning 606 $aPlanning 615 0$aStrategic planning. 615 0$aPlanning. 676 $a658.4/092 700 $aKeidel$b Robert W.$0115459 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791123103321 996 $aThe geometry of strategy$93754613 997 $aUNINA