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Sydney Business School - Papers

2012

Developing

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The Invisible Hand Of Business Strategy Processes: Culture, Power And Politics In Stragegy In A Developing Country, Ananda Wickramasinghe Jan 2012

The Invisible Hand Of Business Strategy Processes: Culture, Power And Politics In Stragegy In A Developing Country, Ananda Wickramasinghe

Sydney Business School - Papers

This paper argues the reasons for limited compatibility of western strategic approaches with production relations in Sri Lankan tea plantation sector from findings of case study research. Reasons for this include the great diversity within the sector in relation to key issues including caste and class, ethnic groups and their political groupings, and in particular to modes of production which span traditional, capitalist and state capitalist models. Managers in developing countries struggle to assimilate such prescriptive perspectives and frameworks into their firms in response to external pressures. This suggests strategy research needs to be informed beyond generalised strategy and national …


Sharing The Research Journey - Developing Research Skills In A Coaching Masters Program, Grace Mccarthy Jan 2012

Sharing The Research Journey - Developing Research Skills In A Coaching Masters Program, Grace Mccarthy

Sydney Business School - Papers

Powerpoint presentation presented at the Western Business Management Conference, France