Strategy execution and complexity : thriving in the era of disruption / Richard Busulwa, Matthew Tice and Bruce Gurd.

ISBN:

9781351232180

9781351232166

9781351232173

9781351232197

Title:

Strategy execution and complexity : thriving in the era of disruption / Richard Busulwa, Matthew Tice and Bruce Gurd.

Author:

Busulwa, Richard, 1980- author.

Personal Author:

Busulwa, Richard, 1980- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Contents:

Types of complexity and their effects on strategy -- Introduction and need for this book -- Types of strategy execution processes -- Types of complexity and their effect on strategy processes -- The 7 factor process -- The execution premium process -- The hoshin planning or lean strategy deployment process -- The change acceleration process -- The resource allocation process -- The simple rules process -- The learning on the run or strategic learning process -- The talent scouting process -- The outcomes and incentives communication process -- The performance monitoring and coaching process -- Project management processes -- Lean startup and agile innovation processes -- Thriving in complex environments -- Thriving in complex environments : the role of alert strategic leaders.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Organizational change.

Strategic planning.

Added Author:

Gurd, Bruce,

Tice, Matthew, 1968-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2019

Publication Information:

London ;

New York :

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,

2019.

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Summary

Almost all organisations today face unprecedented levels of change, complexity and volatility. Navigating the resultant disruption dynamics is one of the most important stewardship challenges facing strategic leaders. Getting it right can pay enormous dividends, but getting it wrong can lead to spectacular failure and the ultimate demise of once admired organisations. To address this threat, strategic leaders need to better understand how to navigate complexity and volatility and how to execute strategy in this rapidly changing environment.

This book identifies 12 different strategy execution processes used to realise deliberate and emergent strategies - each illustrated with case studies and essential lessons for strategic leaders. The authors then discuss the effectiveness of these processes in different types of complex environments, showing how, used in isolation, each process can, at times, impede performance, sometimes creating survival risks that materialise today or in the future. The authors show the importance of "ambidexterity" and the need for organisations to balance the pursuit of internal efficiency and external market flexibility, both of which are essential to thriving in complex environments. This book provides essential tools for leaders to rethink and reconfigure their strategy execution practices in light of the significant change surrounding their organisations. The book is based on a 5-year, multistage study comprehensively reviewing cutting-edge research on strategy execution, reviewing seminal texts on strategy execution and, through in-depth case study interviews and cross-sectional surveys, identifying contemporary strategy execution practices of a range of different organisations across industries and sectors.

Author Notes

Richard Busulwa (PhD, MBA, M.Innov) is a strategy execution researcher and senior partner at Novus People, a sales and service team management advisory firm. His research focuses on strategy execution, innovation and entrepreneurship in complex environments. Richard is a member of the Strategic Management Society and the Strategy as Practice International Network.

Matthew Tice (MBA, BSc) is the chief executive officer of Insurgence, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping organisations to navigate (and lead) through disruptive change. He is a leading advisor to CEOs across the Asia-Pacific in the areas of strategy design and execution, leadership, innovation and governance. Matthew is a member of the CEO Institute (Certified) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Bruce Gurd (PhD, FCPA) is associate professor of management at the University of South Australia, deputy director of the Australian Centre for Asian Business and adjunct professor of Shandong University. His research is in organisational performance measures. He is a Life Fellow and recent president of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM). Bruce is also a member of the Strategic Management Society.