Strategy Without Design: The Silent Efficacy of Indirect Action

by Robin Holt and Robert C.H. Chia

Book Overview

Strategy exhibits a pervasive commitment to the belief that the best approach to adopt in dealing with affairs of the world is to confront, overcome and subjugate things to conform to our will, control and eventual mastery. Performance is about sustaining distinctiveness. This direct and deliberate approach draws inspiration from ancient Greek roots and has become orthodoxy. Yet there are downsides. This book shows why. Using examples from the world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521189853
• ISBN13: 9780521189859
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"