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The impact of strategic management schools and strategic thinking on the performance of Croatian entrepreneurial practice : doctoral dissertationLara Jelenc, 2008, doctoral dissertation
Abstract: This doctoral dissertation deals with two quite self-understanding concepts of strategic management - strategic thinking and schools of strategic management and their impact on the financial results in large Croatian firms.
Strategic management school is a concept that represents the dominant paradigm of the top managers’ point of view on the process of strategic management. I suggested a new classification of the schools of strategic management based on two criteria- the role of the top manager in the process and time horizon: Classical school, Environmental school, Competitive school and Contemporary school. First, each school is individually presented and supported by ideas and contributions of different leading researchers and the critical overview of these contributions. Strategic thinking is an under-researched concept that is at the very heart of strategic management. No matter how many methods, tools, and techniques top managers use, none of them could replace strategic thinking. Due to the difficulties in articulating the cognitive character of strategic thinking, it is very elusive to define, measure, train or learn how to think strategically. ...
Keywords: Croatia, entrepreneurship, enterprises, management, manager, strategic management, business efficiency, knowledge
Published in DKUM: 28.05.2012; Views: 2948; Downloads: 134
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