Reviews for Organizational strategy, structure, and process

The average rating for Organizational strategy, structure, and process based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-09-14 00:00:00 Dustin Metz "Books and articles come and go, endlessly. But a few do stick, and this book is such a one. Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process broke fresh ground in the understanding of strategy at a time when thinking about strategy was still in its early days, and it has not been displaced since." 'David J. Hickson, Emeritus Professor of International Management & Organization, University of Bradford School of Management Miles' and Snow's seminal work was originally published in 1978, and that was the edition I read many years ago. An updated edition was published a few years ago by Stanford Business Classics, which I would recommend. Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process was, as few professional books can claim to be, an instant classic. It took bold steps into the relatively new field of strategic management, informed by the growing field of organizational behavior. Adaptation to environment is a central theme of the book, and it introduced a theoretical framework that has helped to guide and focus research in the area for three decades. Four different strategic responses to environment are theorized by Miles and Snow. They incude "defenders," "prospectros," "analyzers," and "reactors." The authors examine and describe each type, and their pros and cons, and fit them into an overarching framework that allows not only for testing of their hypohteses, but for extensions and further developments of their theoretical work. Thirty years later, that work is still vigorously moving forward.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-23 00:00:00 Rene Martinez Everyone who ever works with people should read this book. Seriously.