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Logical Incrementalism
Logical Incrementalism
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Approaches to Strategy
Logical Incrementalism
Managing Incrementally
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APPROACHES TO STRATEGY
1. Formal system planning approach
Focuses on Quantitative factors
Underemphasizes
Qualitative factors
Organizational factors
Power factors
APPROACHES TO STRATEGY
(CONTINUED)
Multiple
Multiple
goal
goal
structures
structures
Politics
Politics of
of
strategic
strategic
decisions
decisions
Powe
r
Practice
Practice of
of
muddling
muddling
Bargaining
Bargaining
and
and
negotiatio
negotiatio
n
n
processes
processes
Characteristi
c
Management
style
Technological
changes
External
relations
Acquisitions
Reorganizatio
n
Excellent Example
for incremental
process
Logical
incrementalism
avoids negative
effect
Prepares firm to
move
opportunistically
Allows to modify
ideas
LOGICAL INCREMENTALISM
Sequential
Sequential
arrange
arrange of
of
strategy
strategy over
over a
a
period
period of
of time
time
Strong
Strong enough
enough
in
in devastating
devastating
events
events
Dynamic
Dynamic ,, no
no
definite
definite end
end
Not
Not MUDDLING
MUDDLING
Constant
Constant
reconfigure
reconfigure
structure
structure
Allows
Allows firm
firm to
to
advantage
advantage from
from
best
best available
available
information
information
Allows to blend
analysis, politics
and needs to
company's
benefit
MANAGING INCREMENTALLY
Being Ahead of the formal information system
Building credibility
Legitimizing new viewpoints
Broadening political support
Trails Balloons and systematic waiting
Creating Pockets of Commitment
Crystallizing the focus
Formalizing Commitment
Continuing the Dynamics and mutating the Consensus
Not a Linear Process
Concentration
Concentration on
on Key
Key
Thrusts
Thrusts
Coalition
Coalition management
management