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Is The Process Of Strategy Formulation Different In Complex Organizations?, Donovan A. Mcfarlane, Albert D. Clark, Melissa S. Waters
Is The Process Of Strategy Formulation Different In Complex Organizations?, Donovan A. Mcfarlane, Albert D. Clark, Melissa S. Waters
Southern University College of Business E-Journal
This paper reviews Robert F. Grattan’s Strategic Review: The Process of Strategy Formulation in Complex Organisations (2011), by focusing on one major implied question emerging from the title of the book: “Is the Process of Strategy Formulation Different in Complex Organizations?” The author first examines the theoretical contents of Grattan’s book relative to existing and emerging literature on the strategic process by examining several theories discussed therein. The author examines the purpose and functions of strategy formulation in general and then discusses the contents of each of Grattan’s chapters as they relate this process applied to the Strategic Defence Review …