Divide and conquer, or the disintegration of strategic management: It's time to celebrate. (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arend, Richard J.
• Is Part Of: Strategic organization. Volume 14:Number 2(2016:May)
• Page Start: 156
• Page End: 166
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: management research -- philosophy of science -- resource reallocation; Management -- Periodicals; Organization -- Periodicals; Business planning -- Periodicals; Strategic planning -- Periodicals; Gestion stratégique; Planification stratégique; Théorie des organisations; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 658.4012
• DOI: 10.1177/1476127016629774
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-1270

Abstract

Every so often it is useful for a field of study to take the time to self-reflect and consider its existence from a high level in order to re-evaluate and possibly re-direct its resource allocations moving forward (where such reflection has become a wonderful and valuable standard in Strategic Organization! ). In this essay, we counter Hambrick's call to consolidate with a radical suggestion to separate the field of strategic organization into at least two camps. We offer a sound logic for that split and detail its hypothetical positive implications for the field in terms of the possibilities for improved research resource allocation and improved practical impact.