Insights into the development of strategy from a complexity perspective

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 627-636

  Gregory, Amanda ^a   Ronan, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of English   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex Adaptive Systems; schools; social constructivism; strategic development process; strategic planning; systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; MAKING PROCESS; POWER RELATIONS; SCHOOLS; SIMPLE SYSTEM; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM; STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT;

PLANNING;

EID: 84924584556     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2014.27     Document Type: Review

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