Table of Contents

Foreword: Theoretical Pluralism and Multi-disciplinary Traditions; H.Thomas
Advanced Strategic Management: Strategy as Multiple Perspectives; M.Jenkins, V.Ambrosini with N.Collier

PART 1: INSTITUTIONALIST PERSPECTIVES
Institutional Theory Perspective; G.Johnson & R.Greenwood
Military Strategy Perspective; S.Jackson with P.Davies
Spatial Perspective on Strategy; S.Tallman & M.Jenkins

PART 2: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
Industrial Organisation Economics Perspective; S.Rickard
Game Theory Perspective; S.Regan
Transaction Cost Economics Perspective; A.Lockett & S.Thompson
Agency Theory Perspective; D.Angwin
Resource-Based View of the Firm Perspective; V.Ambrosini

PART 3: BEHAVIOURALIST PERSPECTIVES
The Cognitive Perspective; G.P.Hodgkinson
Knowledge Perspective; J.C.Spender
Network Perspective; S.Svejenova & J.L.Alvarez
Strategy as Practice Perspective; J.Balogun, P.Jarzabkowski & D.Seidl

PART 4: EMERGING AND INTEGRATING PERSPECTIVES
Complexity Perspective; J.Boulton & P.Allen
Critical Management Perspective; M.Ezzamel & H.Willmott
The Theory and Reality of Strategy: How Practitioners and Academics Can Form Meaningful Partnerships; S.M.Behr & M.A.White
Conclusion: Can Multiple Perspectives on Strategic Management Inform Practice; V.Ambrosini & M.Jenkins
Case Study

 

About the Authors

VÉRONIQUE AMBROSINI is Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cranfield School of Management, UK. Her research interests include the resource-based theory of the firm, tacit knowledge, organizational routines and competitive advantage. Véronique has had articles published in the Journal of Management Studies, British Journal of Management, European Management Journal and the Journal of General Management.

MARK JENKINS is Professor of Business Strategy at Cranfield School of Management, UK. His research interests focus on the areas of competitive strategy, knowledge and innovation. He has contributed to a number of books on strategic management issues and is on the editorial boards of Long Range Planning, Organization Studies and the European Journal of Marketing.