Why are There So Many Schools in Strategic Management?

      
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		            		MA. RUTH BUTONG
Student (University), Philippines
			            
Why are There So Many Schools in Strategic Management?

	          		🔥 Why are there 10 different school of thoughts in strategic management?

Don't you think it is confusing to have so many different views of strategic management?
				      
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						            	Zainab
ICT Consultant, Turkey
												
				                The Many Strategy Schools Give New Ideas

													No, I don't think the difference in views cause confusion at work. On the contrary, it is possible they give new ideas if these opinions are presented in a positive way.
				                
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						            	Philippe Barteau
Entrepreneur, France
												
				                The Strategic Management Schools are not Confusing; the Situation Is

													No, I don't think so either. Strategy is what you do to align your organization to the outside world and to your strategic goals. There are always many stakeholders with various interests. Because of this, creating a strategy is always difficult and complex. In complex circumstances / situations, there is not one single answer nor action that is 100% correct. There is not even one correct way to even think about the situation at hand.

That is where the value of the strategic schools lies. They are not making things more complex than they are, and they are also not confusing. The situation itself is complex and confusing. The schools help you to understand that and enable you to view the situation from different angles.
				                
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						            	Molokanova
Professor, Ukraine
												
				                The Strategic Management Schools are not Confusing
It is not difficult to have several approaches to strategic management.
The concept of strategy is ... Sign up
				              
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						            	Mrs. Sayran Ghafuri,Kittani
Coach, Iraq
												
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These schools are not schools of strategy, but rather schools of thought that frame strategy accordi... Sign up
				              
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						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                Reason for 10 Schools of Thought Wrt Strategic Management
Why 10 strategic thinking schools? Think for a moment about hammering a nail into a plank versus mak... Sign up
				              
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						            	Norman Dragt
Netherlands
												
				                Confusion or Not
I agree with Ma. Ruth Butong that many schools of thought can seem confusing. However as any theory ... Sign up
				              
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