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Getting Smarter About Strategy

July 26, 2018 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Strategy

How can executives make themselves smarter about strategy? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the ways managers can set themselves up to think more strategically, examine opportunities, and then sell their ideas to stakeholders.

Articles included with this collection:

The Power of Asking Pivotal Questions by Paul J.H. Schoemaker and Steven Krupp

Beyond Forecasting: Creating New Strategic Narratives by Sarah Kaplan and Wanda Orlikowski

The Opportunity Paradox by Christopher B. Bingham, Nathan R. Furr and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt

Mastering Strategy David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano, interviewed by Martha E. Mangelsdorf

The Lost Art of Thinking in Large Organizations by Duncan Simester

How to Make Strategic Alliances Work by Jeffrey H. Dyer, Prashant Kale and Harbir Singh

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