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Strategy Alicia Wiley AH543 Healthcare Strategic Mgmt January 25‚ 2015 Henry Mintzberg has proposed the concept of strategy by defining 5 Ps (Mintzberg‚ 1987). Each of the 5 Ps is a different approach to strategy. They are plan‚ ploy‚ pattern‚ position and perspective. Plan Strategy is a plan or future course of action that is consciously intended to deal with the situation and acts as a guideline (Mintzberg‚ 1987). This means that any act done purposefully and carefully to deal with a situation
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The Antidote Emerald Article: How is strategy formed? Ten schools of thought Kippenberger‚ T Article information: To cite this document: Kippenberger‚ T‚ (1998)‚"How is strategy formed? Ten schools of thought"‚ The Antidote‚ Vol. 3 Iss: 6 pp. 11 – 14 Permanent link to this document http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006623 Downloaded on: 14-08-2012 Citations: This document has been cited by 2 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has
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Evaluate the contribution of Mintzberg’s concept of 5 Ps for strategic thinking‚ illustrating your answer with appropriate examples. Mintzberg (1989) has suggested the 10 different schools of thought for strategy. In the 10 schools of thoughts‚ they are categorized into two major approaches to strategy; one is the Prescriptive approach while another is the Descriptive approach. The Prescriptive approach focusses on the formulation of strategy in intended manner while the Descriptive approach views
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my opinion‚ both represent the same argument and agree on most factors. Fayol outlines what management should be and Mintzberg doesn ’t disagree that this is desirable‚ however he lists what the managerial role consists of through his observations. Fayol ’s principles today are still relevant and are interrelated to studies such as that of Mintzberg and Kotter. A quote by Mintzberg sums up all: "If you ask managers what they do‚ they will most likely tell you that they plan‚ organize‚ co-ordinate
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Political Frame Notes From Bolman and Deal: All direct quotes: Chapter Nine Pages 185-186 The political frame does not blame politics on such individual characteristics as selfishness‚ myopia‚ or incompetence. Instead‚ it asserts that interdependence‚ divergent interests‚ scarcity‚ and power relations inevitably spawn political activity. Page 186: Political Assumptions 1. Organizations are coalitions of diverse individuals and interest groups. 2. There are enduring differences
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(6th ed.). Frenchs Forest‚ NSW: Pearson Education This source explains the managerial roles and their importance according to Henry Mintzberg. The source gives detailed explanations of the various roles‚ and its examples. An evaluation on why managers at different levels in the organization should take up various roles. I find this source useful because Mintzberg concluded that their actual work activities involved interacting with others‚ with the organization itself and with the context outside
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York‚ NY. Garratt‚ B. (1995)‚ Developing strategic thought – Rediscovering the art of direction giving‚ McGraw-Hill‚ London Groves‚ K Hampden-Turner‚ C. and Trompenaars‚ F. (1994)‚ The Seven Cultures of Capitalism‚ Piatkus‚ London. Harari‚ O. 1994. Beyond the "vision thing." Management Review (November): 29-31 Heracleous‚ L Heritage‚ C. (2006)‚ Microsoft: innovation through HR’s partnership‚ Melcrum Publishing Hickman‚ C Kaufman‚ R. (1991) Strategic Planning Plus: An Organizational Guide‚ Scott Foresman
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pertaining to planning‚ organizing‚ commanding‚ coordinating and controlling. Over the period of time‚ multiple managerial books and academic journals have been based on the subdivisions of these five principles as per the theories of Miner (1971). But Mintzberg (1975) questioned Fayol’s classical managements functions and devised his own typology‚ which‚ like the classical functions‚ was gradually implemented in the academic world‚ but the two were never integrated in any study. Even other author’s like
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roles‚ and decisional roles. According to Mintzberg (1980:57)‚ managers at all levels perform ten interrelated roles. These roles fall into three groupings‚ namely: • Interpersonal roles – which derive from the manager ’s status and authority. • Informational roles – which derive from the interpersonal roles and the access they provide to information; and • Decisional roles – which derive from the managers authority and information. In Mintzberg (1980:182) it can be learnt that although managers
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