Supporting Strategy: Frameworks, Methods and Models - Hardcover

9780470057186: Supporting Strategy: Frameworks, Methods and Models

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470057181 ISBN 13: 9780470057186

Publisher: Wiley, 2007

Supporting Strategy develops the concept of the strategic development process. The book begins by describing a balanced process for strategy development, spanning direction setting, strategy creation, rehearsal, evaluation and choice, leading to a continuous process of adopting strategic initiatives. It then goes on to present a practical collection of frameworks, methods and models which both individually and in combination can be used to support strategy. The collection includes: drama theory, visioning methods, problem structuring methods, resource based view of strategy, SWOT / TOWS analysis, system dynamics, agent based modelling, scenario planning, decision and risk analysis, financial evaluation, real options, robustness analysis and performance measurement.

This is a contributed work with original content written fro the book from leading academics in the field, including Maureen Meadows, Robert Berry, Jim Bryant, Adrian Caldart, Alberto Franco, Giles Hindle, Nigel Howard, Martin Kunc, Abhijit Mandal, Gilberto Montibeller, John Morecroft, Martin Murtland, Fernando Oliveira, and Efstathios Tapinos.

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About the Author

Frances O’Brien is a lecturer in Operational Research at Warwick Business School. (BSc Surrey, MSc Southampton.) She has previously been an Operational Research analyst at Ford Motor Company.

Robert Dyson is Professor of Operational Research and Systems at Warwick Business School. BSc Liverpool, PhD Lancaster) He joined the business school in 1970 and became Chairman in 1978-1981 and Dean in 1998-2000. He has also been the Pro-Vice chancellor of the University between 1989-1995 and 1999-2005. He held the Chair, Committee of Professors of Operational Research between 1995-1997 and was the President of the Operational Research Society 1998/9. He is also a member of the British Academy of Management and INFORMS.

From the Back Cover

"In this unique book, management science lifts its view to take in the broader horizons of strategy. The result is??a framework for strategy development, and a range of methods and models to make it operational." - Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics

"This book will be invaluable??for both strategists who need practical tools and for management scientists who are interested in strategic decisions." - John Mingers, Professor of Operational Research and Systems, Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK

"The authors see strategy formulation and implementation as inseparable activities in which every organisation engages on a continuous basis. This means that this book has the wide scope needed by a manager, from visioning through to performance measurement and financial evaluation,. By bringing the range of contributors needed to cover this space, the authors have managed to provide both a conceptual framework and the detail needed by real managers who can benefit from the tools and methods described." - Gill Ringland, CEO and Fellow, SAMI Consulting, St Andrews Management Institute

In a changing world, there is no option to stand still; organisations need to review their direction, to create new initiatives, and crucially they need to rehearse their ideas rather than hope for the best.

Supporting Strategy: Frameworks, Methods and Models provides the reader with a balanced process for strategic development, spanning direction setting, strategy creation, rehearsal, evaluation and choice, leading to a continuous process of adopting strategic initiatives. It brings together tools from the fields of Strategy and Operation Research / Management Science, creating a unique collection of practical frameworks, methods and models that individually and in combination provide a valuable resource for the practice of supporting strategy. Topics covered by the book include: drama theory, visioning, problem structuring methods, resource based view of strategy, SWOT / TOWS analysis, system dynamics, agent based modelling, scenario planning, decision and risk analysis, system dynamics, agent based modelling, scenario planning, decision and risk analysis, financial evaluation, real options, robustness analysis and performance measurement.

This book is a valuable resource for managers who are looking for ways to support strategic development in their organisations. It is also essential reading for students studying management science/operational research and strategy courses.

From the Inside Flap

"In this unique book, management science lifts its view to take in the broader horizons of strategy. The result is� a framework for strategy development, and a range of methods and models to make it operational." - Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics

"This book will be invaluable� for both strategists who need practical tools and for management scientists who are interested in strategic decisions." - John Mingers, Professor of Operational Research and Systems, Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK

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