Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

Everyday Strategic Preparedness

The Role of Practical Wisdom in Organizations

  • Book
  • © 2007

Overview

Authors:
  1. Matt Statler

    1. International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP), New York University (NYU), USA
      Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Johan Roos

    1. Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland
      Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Sweden

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 16.99 USD 39.99
Discount applied Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 16.99 USD 54.99
Discount applied Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Background and Motivation

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 1-9

  3. Strategy and Unexpected Change

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 11-12

  4. An Ontological Shift

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 13-20

  5. Defining the Problem

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 21-24

  6. The Problem in Practice

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 25-38

  7. Dealing with the Practical Problem

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 39-44

  8. Facing Tactical Risks

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 45-63

  9. Making Value Judgments

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 65-67

  10. Re-framing the Strategic Response to Unexpected Change

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 69-71

  11. A Genealogy of Practical Wisdom

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 73-84

  12. An Interpretative Framework

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 85-97

  13. Reflecting on the Model: Implications

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 99-102

  14. Developing Practically Wise Habits

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 103-106

  15. On the Front Lines: the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) at New York University (NYU)

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 107-118

  16. The Importance of Play in Organizations

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 119-126

  17. Seeking New Directions in Management Education

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 127-134

  18. Practical Wisdom as Everyday Strategic Preparedness

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 135-136

  19. Reflecting on the Field of Management and Organizational Studies

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 137-146

  20. Recommendations for the Field of Preparedness

    • Matt Statler, Johan Roos
    Pages 147-152
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Organizations struggle to be strategically prepared for unexpected change. What if change cannot be anticipated with any degree of certainty? What can organizations do to become more strategically prepared? This book explores the answers to these questions and argues that organizations become more prepared when they cultivate practical wisdom.

Authors and Affiliations

  • International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP), New York University (NYU), USA

    Matt Statler

  • Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland

    Matt Statler, Johan Roos

  • Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Sweden

    Johan Roos

About the authors

MATT STATLER is Associate Director of the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP), New York University, USA.

JOHAN ROOS is Director of The Imagination Lab Foundation, Switzerland, and Professor at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation