Central Bank of Nigeria Library

The strategy paradox :

Raynor, Michael E.

The strategy paradox : why committing to success leads to failure, and what to do about it / Michael E. Raynor. - 1st ed. - New York : Currency Doubleday, 2007. - xi, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What strategy paradox? -- The best laid plans -- Who dares wins, or loses -- The limits of adaptability -- The limits of forecasting -- It's about time -- Making choices versus creating options -- Strategic flexibility -- What if?? -- Preparing for the unpredictable -- Reinventing strategy.

The purpose of this book is to describe how the strategy paradox can be resolved . In what follows , a new principle called 'requisite uncertainty and a new management tool called strategic flexibilty provides a way for managers to implement the kinds of strategies that can deliver outstanding results while maximising exposure to the vagaries of fate.

9780385516228 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2006024888


Strategic planning.
Uncertainty.
Risk management.

HD30.28 / .R384 2007

658.4/012