Research in strategy has shifted significantly towards strategy as something organizations
have, rather than strategy as something that managers do. The activities of the people who
actually manage and develop organizational strategy have become marginalized. Strategy
as Practice argues the reverse: that research on strategy needs to take seriously what
strategists do and the effects of what they do. Written by a distinguished team of researchers
and educators, the book sets out a research agenda, provides guidelines on theoretical …

… The recommendation is clear from the outset as the authors state, “we begin this
exploration by arguing that in-depth and largely qualitative data are a central requirement
for developing the Strategy as Practice perspective” (p. 52) and continue by discussing the
advantages and challenges related to conducting qualitative work. This discussion, which is
arguably relevant to anyone interested in qualitative … I may be biased as I strongly believe
that carrying an SAP research agenda is one of the best ways of producing rigorous …