Examines the nature of business environments and reports on the potential danger they have for organizations operating unresponsively from unrealistically safe views of reality. Argues that these organizations need to adopt an objectively rational view of their position in their environment, and...

Addresses the issue of business failure. Identifies different types of business failure and provides a framework for further research into this aspect of strategic management. Draws from the management literature to describe the causes and processes of each of the failure contexts covered and...

Draws together a number of themes from mainstream strategy literature and synthesizes them into a new model of the comprehensively competent organization. Argues that it is a key role of the strategic leader to ensure that his/her organization possesses a wide range of generic competences (to an...