Strategy viewed from a management fashion perspective

This article argues for the greater inclusion of external agents within strategy research. Drawing on the emergent management fashion literature, it conceives of these as a group of actors operating within a management fashion‐setting arena. The outputs of this community dominate conceptions of what...

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Main Author: CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6279
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7278/viewcontent/Strategy_management_fashion_perspective_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This article argues for the greater inclusion of external agents within strategy research. Drawing on the emergent management fashion literature, it conceives of these as a group of actors operating within a management fashion‐setting arena. The outputs of this community dominate conceptions of what are deemed legitimate strategic actions. They thus have a critical, if presently neglected, impact on the nature strategy. The roles of the members of the management fashion‐setting community are described and three promising areas of research outlined.