Strategy Process IG

2025 IG&C Business Meetings

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Annual IG&C Business Meetings. Each year, the leaders of the SMS Interest Groups & Communities host these virtual events to foster connection and…

Open Call for Applicants to Join the SMS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

The Strategic Management Society seeks members to apply to serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the SMS Board of Directors. The DEI Committee will focus on…

SMJ Video Abstract | Hitting reset: Industry evolution, generational technology cycles, and the dynamic value of firm experience

Strategy Process Interest Group

The Strategy Process Interest Group examines how strategies are envisioned, implemented, changed, and governed– be it via deliberate or emergent processes.

Kauppila, Bizzi and Obstfeld: Connecting and Creating

To innovate, managers are often advised to make strategic decisions based on changes in their external business environment. Our research suggests that managers should also consider how strategic decision‐making enables…

Rockart & Dutt on competitive advantages from learning

This paper examines differences in the rate and potential of firms’ capability development trajectories. Capability development trajectories are the paths over which firms’ capabilities change with experience and other activities.…

A universe of stories: Mobilising narrative practises during transformative change

How can storytelling be used to influence acceptance of an ongoing organizational transformation? In this article, we try to answer this question by examining how, over three decades, Italian company…

Strategic Concepts as MicroLevel Tools in Strategic Sensemaking

Our analysis helps to understand the role of strategic concepts, that is, specific words or phrases with established and at least partly shared meanings, in an organization’s strategy process. We…

Decision Weaving: Forming Novel, Complex Strategy in Entrepreneurial Settings

Strategy formation is central to why firms seize novel opportunities while others fail. By comparing three venture-pairs, we develop a fresh framework for strategy formation in nascent markets where strategy…

The Power of Powerpoint: A Visual Perspective on Meaning Making in Strategy

The purpose of this study is to understand how strategists use visual information (specifically in PowerPoint slides), and its effects on the strategy process. We find that strategy conversations are…

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