TY - BOOK AU - Raynor,Michael E. TI - The strategy paradox: why committing to success leads to failure, and what to do about it SN - 9780385516228 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HD30.28 .R384 2007 U1 - 658.4/012 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Currency Doubleday KW - Strategic planning KW - Uncertainty KW - Risk management N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0618/2006024888.html ER -