Leadership and strategy are intricately connected--one of the primary responsibilities of leaders is to formulate strategy. In an organization, only the leader has the power to implement strategic change. Thus strategic thinking is a necessary and fundamental cognitive ability of a leader. Strategic thinking requires both an idealism (to imagine a better world) and a realism (to acquire the resources, skills and organization to get there). However, most organizations focus on short-term thinking for their employees and leave long-term strategy to the executives. But no high-level executive in any organization is fully knowledgeable about the details of operations. Thus for realistic strategy, there is a need for good top-down and bottom-up communication. When organizational communication is only top-down, high-level strategy can become only wishful thinking by the CEO. The purpose of proper strategic thinking is to eliminate wishful-thinking from organizational strategy. Strategic thinking is necessary at every level of an organization, not just at the top. This book uses actual histories of business successes and failures to illustrate theoretical concepts in strategic thinking.

About the Author
Frederick Betz, Portland State University, USA

Reviews
Betz presents readers with a textbook approach to the theory and practice of strategic thinking as used in a variety of leadership contexts. The author covers strategic vision, strategic ventures, strategic management, strategic theory, strategic business models, diversification strategies, strategic scenarios, change within societies, strategic dishonor, strategic planning, and a wide variety of other related subjects over the books ten chapters. Frederick Betz is a faculty member of Portland State University, Oregon. -- Annotation (c)2016 * (protoview.com) *



Book Information
ISBN 9781785604676
Author Frederick Betz
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm