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4.0 out of 5 stars Framework for strategy classification, 11 Dec 2008

By	Gerard Kroese (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Organizational Strategy, Structure and Process (Stanford Business Classics) (Paperback)

Raymond E. Miles is Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Charles C. Snow is Professor of Business Administration at Penn State University. The original version of this book was published in 1978, whereby this review involves the Stanford Business Classics 2003-version which includes an additional foreword and a new introduction. The book is split in 3 parts, with the first part consisting of 10 chapters, the second part of 3 chapters, while the final part provides an overview of the literature.

The authors start firmly in the first introductory chapter: "An organization is both an articulated purpose and an established mechanism for achieving it." Miles and Snow believe that the complexity of the adjustment process can be penetrated by searching for patterns in the behavior of organizations. The cornerstones of the framework consist of 3 pivotal ideas introduced and developed by a number of other authors: (1) Organizations act to create their environment. (2) Management's strategic choices shape the organization's structure and process. (3) Structure and process constrain strategy.

The book has five major objectives. In the second chapter the authors introduce the first objective, which is to develop an understanding of the process by which organizations continually adjust to their environments. The second objective is to provide an explanation for the alternative forms of adaptive behavior which exist in the industries studied by the authors and which are probably present in most other industries. In the second chapter a typology of these forms of organization, termed `strategic types' are presented and further elaborated in chapters 3 through to 6. In chapter 7 the authors pursue the third objective, the development of an approach for diagnosing the relationship between organizations and their environments that utilizes the adaptive cycle and the four strategic types. The authors' fourth objective is to create a heightened awareness of the degree to which successful organizational diagnosis and change hinges on managers' theories about how people can and should be managed. In chapter 9 the authors address the fifth and final objective, which is to create a conceptual foundation for the examination of emerging organizational forms. Chapter 10 summarizes and concludes on the major points offered in the first 9 chapters. It also speculates about future organizational forms and management theories. "Our theoretical framework is in no sense complete, as modifications and extensions will undoubtedly occur. ... We did not reach the summit, but we have a good idea where the best route lies." The final 4 chapters supply more detailed descriptions of the authors' research and interpretation of the literature. Final chapter 14 is a nontechnical overview of the literature related to organization-environment relations.

Yes, I do like this book. In retrospect one can say that this book has helped to launch the configurational view of strategy. The introduced framework allowed to be extended of the issues covered in the book and launched further strategy classification systems. The book is relatively simple to read and has a very good structure. I feel that this book together with Alfred Chandler's Strategy & Structure, Igor Ansoff's Corporate Strategy and Michael Porter's Competitive Strategy provides the starting point for anybody interested in the field of strategic management, including MBA students.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enduring classic in the field of organizational structure and strategy., 8 Dec 2008

By	Stan Felstead - Interchange Resources (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organizational Strategy, Structure and Process (Stanford Business Classics) (Paperback)

This book was originally published in 1978, the classic edition came out from the Stanford University press in 2003. At the time of publication it was ground breaking in its field, a stimulating read, it still has relevance today.

The book comes with a forward and introduction to this classic edition. The content, is focussed on how organizations adapt to their enviroments, and highlights four different types of adaption.

Stan Felstead - Interchange Resources - UK.

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