Real-Time Strategy; Improvising Team-Based Planning for a Fast-Changing World

Perry, Lee Tom, and Stott,Randall G., and Smallwood,W. Norman

ISBN 10: 0471585645 / ISBN 13: 9780471585640

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York, 1993

About this Item

xv, [3],250, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Lee Tom Perry (born April 29, 1951) is a business professor. He was associate dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1998 to 2005. Perry holds a doctorate in administration sciences from Yale University and has 30 years of experience as a professor, consultant, administrator, entrepreneur and corporate board member. On July 1, 2013, Perry was appointed dean of the Marriott School of Management at BYU, succeeding Gary C. Cornia. This work provides a compelling new alternative to strategic planning. This innovative concept puts strategic responsibility and strategic tools in the hands of self-directed teams that move together in a common strategic direction. Strategic improvising is faster and less risky and provides more flexible response in an uncertain environment while empowering individuals throughout the organization.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Real-Time Strategy; Improvising Team-Based Planning for a Fast-Changing World
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471585645
• ISBN 13: 9780471585640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Third Printing [stated].
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good

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Synopsis

Updates strategic thinking by delivering a wide assortment of empowering tools that not only work but have also been site-tested in more than 50 companies. Also shows members of self-directed teams how to use these tools together to improvise operational strategies. Uses an inside-out and outside-in approach to strategic thinking by paying coincident and equal attention to both organizational capabilities and opportunities in the business environment.

About the Author

Written by three leading authorities on strategic management, whose consulting experiences with major corporations are included as case studies within the book.