Practicing Strategy

PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONPracticing Strategy: Foundations and ImportancePART TWO: STRATEGY PRACTITIONERS Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs)Strategy TeamsStrategy ConsultantsPART THREE: INFLUENCING STRATEGY PRACTICE Influencing Strategy through DiscourseStrategy Meaning in ActionPART FOUR: PRACTICING STRATEGY IN CONTEXTPracticing Strategy in Mergers and AquisitionsPracticing Strategy in Complex FirmsPART FIVE: CASE STUDIESAppleCentricaMarconiLafarge v. Blue CircleWikimedia

<a name="_GoBack">Sotirios Paroutis is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School. He earned his PhD from the University of Bath. His research has been published in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, California Management Review, and Journal of Knowledge Management. His research interests lie in the study of strategy practices and processes in challenging and complex organizational settings in the UK and globally. More information can be found at www.paroutis.org</a>Sotirios can be reached at sotirios.paroutis@wbs.ac.uk

'This is a first: an academically rigorous textbook on the practicalities of strategizing. It will be a vital resource to all teachers and students interested in Strategy-as-Practice' Richard Wittington, Professor of Strategy and Millmann Fellow University of Oxford



'Over the last decade, Strategy-as-Practice has emerged as a distinctive approach to studying strategy. By treating strategy as something that people do rather than something that firms in their markets have, it has revolutionized our understanding of this important area of management. With this textbook we now have an important resource that will help teaching this approach in the classroom. The book provides a step-by-step introduction to Strategy-as-Practice, a discussion of its main components and several exciting case studies. I am sure that both students and teachers will find the book of great value'

Professor David SeidlChair of Organization and Management, University of Zurich



'This is an outstanding strategy text that takes strategists and their work seriously. Students, practitioners and scholars who seek to understand the micro-levels of strategy including practitioners, practices and praxis will find this an invaluable reading' Patrick Regnér Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics



'This book is a welcome addition to the field of Strategic management. The case studies are original and really help to render the Strategy as Practice perspective accessible to practitioners and students alike' Veronique Ambrosini Professor of Management, Monash University, Australia