The Field of Strategy: In Search of a Walking Stick

• Main Authors: Thomas, Howard, Hafsi, T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: Strategy; Strategic management; Field of Strategy; Walking stick; Research in Strategy; Strategic practice Corporate strategy; Business Administration, Management, and Operations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3875
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The question of whether there is an academic field of strategy is important. It is the question that defines the area of strategic management and all the research and teaching that takes place under its name. In this paper we argue that there is a field of strategy, but it is still underdeveloped de...