Special Memorial Article: H. Igor Ansoff and Strategic Management — Reflections from the Philosopher’s Stone

Rick Ansoff
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Rick Ansoff: Alliant International University

A chapter in Strategic Management, 2007, pp 1-8 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Strategic Management is examined in the context of the life and work of its founder, H. Igor Ansoff. His contributions are considered in contrast to postmodern arguments against efforts to acquire systematic, lasting knowledge in the social sciences and to apply systematic practices in the successful management of organizations. It is suggested that such postmodern critiques amount to little more than a reincarnation of philosophical skep-ticism. Finally, it is argued that Strategic Management relies on concepts derived from cybernetics which relate to the successful operation of complex, dynamic systems.

Keywords: Strategic Management; Social Constructionism; Requisite Variety; Discursive Psychology; Ambient Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230590601_1

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