Patterns of Strategy is a revolutionary approach to developing business strategy that shows how the fit between organisations drives strategic direction. The authors offer 80 'patterns' of strategy which organizations can use to understand the relationship of their business and their strategy to the actors around it. These patterns provide a toolkit for designing different ways to collaborate, and also offer alternative types and approaches of competition. It is essential reading for those who wish to know and understand how you can manoeuvre change to your organisation's fit and play it to your advantage.
Autorentext
Lucy Loh and Patrick Hoverstadt have 50 years' combined experience in developing systems thinking approaches to tackle complex, intractable management issues where traditional approaches consistently fail.
Zusammenfassung
Patterns of Strategy shows how the strategic fit between organisations drives strategic direction. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand how to manoeuvre their organisation to change its strategic fit to their advantage.The 80 'patterns' of strategy help you explore options for collaboration and competition within your strategic ecosystem. A practical and authoritative guide, you can use it to plan and navigate your strategic future.
Inhalt
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Part One: A Different Approach
Chapter 1 Why Patterns of Strategy?
Chapter 2 How this is Different?
Chapter 3 The Dark Matter of Strategy
Chapter 4 From Concept to Strategy
Chapter 5 What is Strategic Fit?
Part Two: Developing strategic manoeuvres
Chapter 6 Designing Fit
Chapter 7 Using Time
Chapter 8 Using Power
Part Three: 80 Patterns of Strategy
Chapter 9 Competitive Strategies
Chapter 10 Collaborative Strategies
Chapter 11 Strategies for Small Organizations
Chapter 12 Supplier Strategies
Chapter 13 Defensive Strategies
Chapter 14 Growth Strategies
Chapter 15 Market Changing Strategies
Chapter 16 Herd Management Strategies
Chapter 17 Cunning Plans
Chapter 18 Rock Paper Scissors
Part Four: Developing and executing strategy
Chapter 19 Developing Patterns of Strategy
Chapter 20 Strategy to Action
Catalogue of Strategies
Bibliography
Index