Chapter 5

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Wolf, C., and Floyd, S. W. (2013). Strategic Planning Research: Toward a Theory-Driven Agenda. Journal of Management, Vol. XX, No. X: 1-35.

1. What is the changing nature of strategic planning research since the 1980s?
2. Henry Mintzberg published a widely read book and related articles in 1994 chronicling the “fall” of strategic planning. What did he posit in 1994?
3. Explain resource-based theory?

Hoskisson, R. E., Hitt, M. A., Wan, W. P., and Yin, D. (1999). Theory and research in strategic management: Swings of a pendulum.  Journal of Management, 25 (3): 417-436.

1. Why did Chandler mean by strategy and structure in strategic planning?
2. What are the organizations’ internal processes and characteristics?
3. What is the impact of strategic leadership as a significant stream of strategic management research?