alternatives to strategy in complex and dynamic contexts
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Alternatives to Strategy in Complex and Dynamic Contexts [PhD Project]
Admission requirements: • a strong first degree (UK level 2.1 minimum) • please see website for English language requirements.
Deadlines: • applications for scholarships – mid-April.
Expressions of interest, alongside a CV, are invited via email to [email protected] in the first instance.
See full details on our website.
Much of the work in the field of strategy has traditionally focused on creating analytical models that would enable executives to sustain competitive advantage and, more generally, determine the strategy for their organization. These models, however, often rest on assumptions that are fundamentally flawed – that one can understand how value is created, that context is irrelevant, and that control is possible.
The world, however, is complex, dynamic, and unpredictable; full knowledge is unattainable; and the outcome of any initiative is outside anyone’s control. Whether the traditional notion of “strategy” is relevant in such a world is a big question. Despite recent advances in management research and practice, there is a lot of work to be done in understanding how managers should act in complex and dynamic contexts.
Your work will be expected to both advance our knowledge of strategic management and be meaningful and useful for practicing managers.
www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/phd
Strong candidate sought to study the role and relevance of strategic planning versus alternative strategic approaches in a world that is complex, dynamic and uncertain.
Supervisors: Dr Andrey Pavlov & Professor Cliff Bowman
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