Abstract
Strategic management is the process through which a manager ensures the long term survival and growth of a firm. This paper provides a comprehensive framework for strategic management based on adaptation, a metaphor that succinctly captures the endeavors of an organization to be fitted better to its environment.
Keywords
Adaptation (eye)MetaphorIndustrial managementStrategic managementProcess managementStrategic planningHuman resource managementKnowledge managementManagementBusinessSociologyOperations managementPsychologyComputer scienceEngineeringMarketingEconomicsLinguisticsPhilosophy
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- 1982
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- article
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-44
- Citations
- 589
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Balaji S. Chakravarthy
(1982).
Adaptation: A Promising Metaphor for Strategic Management.
Academy of Management Review
, 7
(1)
, 35-44.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1982.4285438
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- DOI
- 10.5465/amr.1982.4285438