Limiting choice of 'S' in 7S Framework?

Limiting choice of 'S' in 7S Framework?

While reading for my management course, I couldn't help but wonder if the choice of an alphabet limits the scope and skews the interpretation of a model. When formulating a model, how easy / difficult is it to find a word that starts with a particular letter that succinctly describes a concept? To my untrained mind, values like respect, collaboration, openness and others seem to fit in just as well and they don't start with a 'S'. Consider other frameworks out there like the 3C or the 4P in marketing. Did the choice of a particular alphabet leave out important building blocks? I for one can't tell..

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		0 Wallace, INDIA
	Answer Hello Mahamood, 4P's refer to Product, Price, Place, Promtion. But there is no end to it. Actually Politics of a country is the most important P. Similarly Packaging, Power, Pace are also equally significant. Similarly although you speak of three C's, we can add as many C's as we want.

		2 Nilesh, USA
	7S Framework It is really amazing to see how well models can fit into words from same alphabet. Or usually things... Sign up

		2 Wojtek, Scotland
	Frameworks Every framework aims to simplify things. That's what they are all about. You wont find a perfect one... Sign up

		0 Jon, USA
	Use of one letter mnemonics I think the use of single letter mnemonics is ill advised, to be blunt. If the model is important, y... Sign up

		2 Krishna, India
	Many Words have the Same Intent / Meaning English language is one that comes to rescue in such circumstances. While attempting to define a cri... Sign up