Practising strategy : a Southern African context edited by Peet Venter and Tersia Botha.

Includes end notes, glossary and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The relationship between general management principles and strategic management -- Introducing the practice of strategy -- A process perspective of strategic management -- Strategising and strategists -- The external context of strategy -- Strategic resources and capabilities -- Developing and choosing appropriate strategies -- Strategy implementation as change management -- The learning organisation -- Resource allocation for strategy implementation -- Organisational culture and strategy -- Responsible strategic leadership -- Organisational structure and strategy -- Strategic control and risk management.

"Given the common acknowledgement that strategy implementation is the greatest challenge to managers in the 21st century and the greatest reason for strategy failure we decided to focus on strategy implementation. Rather than promoting the unrealistic idea of strategy as a purely rational and deliberate outcome, this book acknowledges and explores the idea that strategy is often emergent, messy and experimental and features a number of new chapters, focusing on strategy implementation and change management, resource allocation and responsible leadership. It also includes a more detailed coverage of managing strategic risk."--Publisher's description