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Strategic Thinking in the Context of Complexity
Author(s) -
Terra Leonardo Augusto Amaral,
Passador João Luiz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.2530
Subject(s) - dialectic , field (mathematics) , epistemology , management science , context (archaeology) , reflection (computer programming) , sociology , object (grammar) , strategic thinking , computer science , engineering ethics , knowledge management , management , strategic planning , artificial intelligence , engineering , economics , philosophy , mathematics , paleontology , pure mathematics , biology , programming language
This article seeks to provide a discussion of the paradigmatic changes that the complexity of scenarios has imposed on strategic thinking and promote an epistemological reflection that can guide researchers in the field. As a result, the article explores the limitations of the atomists and dialectics approaches and proposes the construction of a unified theory of strategy that recognizes the complex nature of its object of study. The paper also concludes that the area needs to create new structures of empirical and conceptual analysis and suggest a series of recommendations to develop studies in the field. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.