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Toward a More and Less Heroic View of Strategic Management
Author(s) -
Stone Melissa M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02276.x
Subject(s) - citation , corporate governance , political science , library science , sociology , public relations , management , public administration , law , computer science , economics
The terms “strategy” and “strategic management” have been problematic for decades, and they are no less so today. As economic woes plague the nonprofi t and public sectors, many implore organizational leaders to make strategic decisions, think strategically, and adopt strategic management skills. Are these admonitions truly helpful to those managing public service–oriented organizations? What pressures exist now and in the future that might test common strategic management frameworks and suggest ways in which the concepts and practices should be altered? Old debates about strategy and strategic management illuminate the challenges of understanding their import and use in the future.