Strategy as practice an activity-based approach - Jarzabkowski, Paula (SAGE, 2005)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-199) and index
Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Quick Reference Quides; Exhibits; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Strategy as Practice: A New Perspective; Part I: Defining and theoretically locating an activity-based view; Chapter 1 -- Core social theory themes in strategy as practice; Chapter 2 -- Locating activity in the strategy literature; Part II: Shaping strategic activity in practice; Chapter 3 -- Establishing the research context; Chapter 4 -- Implications of procedual and interactive strategizing; Chapter 5 -- Shaping strategy and the strategizing matrix
'Overall, I found this book insightful and intriguing. As an interested. outsider, I appreciated the aim of the activity-based framework and its key. concepts. While I believe that many scholars will similarly recognize the. significance of the theoretical apparatus developed, the real value of the book. lies in the fact that it raises more questions than it answers. This is especially helpful in emerging areas of research, and in this case, Jarzabkowski has astutely signaled an agenda for future scholarship that will no doubt fuel the. continued growth of this subfield. Strategy as practice h