Everyday Strategic Preparedness: The Role of Practical Wisdom in Organizations

by M. Statler, J. Roos

Overview

Organizations struggle to be strategically prepared for unexpected change. What if change cannot be anticipated with any degree of certainty? What can organizations do to become more strategically prepared? This book explores the answers to these questions and argues that organizations become more prepared when they cultivate practical wisdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230515635
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/27/2007
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

MATT STATLER is Associate Director of the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP), New York University, USA.

JOHAN ROOS is Director of The Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland, and Professor at Skholm School of Economics, Sweden.

Table of Contents

Background and Motivation Strategy and Unexpected Change An Ontological Shift Defining the Problem The Problem in Practice Dealing with the Practical Problem Facing Tactical Risks Making Value Judgements Re-framing the Response to Unexpected Change A Geneology of Practical Wisdom An Interpretative Framework Reflecting on the Framework: Implications Developing Practically Wise Habits On the Front Lines The Importance of Play in Organizations Seeking New Directions in Management Education Practical Wisdom as Everyday Strategic Preparedness Reflections for the Field of Management and Organization Studies Recommendations