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Strategy Safari | Hebrew Edition
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NORDHAUS LIBRARY
STRATEGY SAFARI
A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic Management
PLEASE NOTE: This product is a printed Hebrew-language edition.
Is there one correct way to build a strategy? Should managers plan everything in advance, act from a clear vision, respond to competition—or learn from reality as they move forward?
In Strategy Safari, Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel examine ten major schools of strategic thought. Each school views the organization from a different perspective, emphasizing elements such as planning, positioning, learning, culture, power, environment and leadership.
Instead of presenting one formula for every business, the authors show that each approach captures only part of the picture. Effective strategy may require analysis and planning, but it may also emerge through experimentation, feedback, learning and adaptation.
The book connects strategic ideas with the way organizations actually operate. It helps managers understand why impressive plans fail in execution, how strategies develop through everyday work and why goals must be compared continually with real data and results.
Four Myths Challenged by the Book
Myth 1: There is one correct method for creating strategy.
Different organizations operate under different conditions. An approach suited to an established company may not fit a new business in a rapidly changing market.
Different organizations operate under different conditions. An approach suited to an established company may not fit a new business in a rapidly changing market.
Myth 2: Strategy is created by senior management and then handed down for execution.
Many strategies also emerge through experience, feedback and daily activity. Organizations sometimes discover the right direction while doing the work.
Many strategies also emerge through experience, feedback and daily activity. Organizations sometimes discover the right direction while doing the work.
Myth 3: The more detailed the plan, the more likely it is to succeed.
No plan can predict every change. A useful strategy must leave room for learning, correction and adaptation to new information.
No plan can predict every change. A useful strategy must leave room for learning, correction and adaptation to new information.
Myth 4: When execution fails, the problem is always with the people carrying it out.
Failure may also indicate that the strategy was disconnected from reality or failed to connect objectives with the organization’s tasks and capabilities.
Failure may also indicate that the strategy was disconnected from reality or failed to connect objectives with the organization’s tasks and capabilities.
Why Nordhaus Chose This Book
We selected this book because it offers no magic formula and does not ask managers to follow a single method blindly. It provides a broad map of strategic thinking and helps readers select tools that fit the actual condition of their business.
The book reinforces an important principle for us: strategy is not a polished statement hanging on a wall. It must connect with data, decisions, tasks and continuous learning from execution. A business moves forward when it knows its direction, examines what is actually happening and corrects its course in time.
Who Is This Book For?
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, organizational consultants, planners and decision-makers who want to understand strategy deeply and connect vision, objectives and practical execution.
Authors: Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel
Hebrew translation: Efrat Avisaror
Publisher: Yedioth Books
Publication year: 2006
Language: Hebrew
Original language: English
Original title: Strategy Safari
Format: Printed book
Pages: 432
Hebrew translation: Efrat Avisaror
Publisher: Yedioth Books
Publication year: 2006
Language: Hebrew
Original language: English
Original title: Strategy Safari
Format: Printed book
Pages: 432
| Product Code: | ספר מודפס – עברית |