Participation research and open strategy

In this chapter we focus on participation in open strategy. We examine how the issue of participation has been dealt with in previous strategy literature and elaborate on how research on open strategy can be linked with and advance this body of work. We identify three main views on participation in...

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Main Authors: Vaara, Eero, Rantakari, Annina, Holstein, Jeannie C.A.
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55153/
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Rantakari, Annina
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description In this chapter we focus on participation in open strategy. We examine how the issue of participation has been dealt with in previous strategy literature and elaborate on how research on open strategy can be linked with and advance this body of work. We identify three main views on participation in strategy research: participation as an inherent part of the strategy process, participation as enabled or constrained by practices, and participation as an issue of subjectivity. We then elaborate three distinctively different approaches to participation that might inform our understanding of inclusion in open strategy: open strategy as limited participation, open strategy as co-creation of strategies, and open strategy as ‘deep engagement’ defining the rules of the game. Based on these approaches, we discuss their implications on open strategy research and suggest a research agenda for future studies of participation in open strategy.
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spelling nottingham-551532019-03-28T04:30:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55153/ Participation research and open strategy Vaara, Eero Rantakari, Annina Holstein, Jeannie C.A. In this chapter we focus on participation in open strategy. We examine how the issue of participation has been dealt with in previous strategy literature and elaborate on how research on open strategy can be linked with and advance this body of work. We identify three main views on participation in strategy research: participation as an inherent part of the strategy process, participation as enabled or constrained by practices, and participation as an issue of subjectivity. We then elaborate three distinctively different approaches to participation that might inform our understanding of inclusion in open strategy: open strategy as limited participation, open strategy as co-creation of strategies, and open strategy as ‘deep engagement’ defining the rules of the game. Based on these approaches, we discuss their implications on open strategy research and suggest a research agenda for future studies of participation in open strategy. Cambridge University Press 2018-06-18 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55153/1/VaaraRantakariHolstein_ParticpationandOpenStrategy_AuthorsVerssionAcceptedJune2018.pdf Vaara, Eero, Rantakari, Annina and Holstein, Jeannie C.A. (2018) Participation research and open strategy. In: Handbook of open strategy. Cambridge University Press. (In Press)
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Rantakari, Annina
Holstein, Jeannie C.A.
Participation research and open strategy
title Participation research and open strategy
title_full Participation research and open strategy
title_fullStr Participation research and open strategy
title_full_unstemmed Participation research and open strategy
title_short Participation research and open strategy
title_sort participation research and open strategy
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55153/