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The Seeking of Strategy Where it is Not: Towards a Theory of Strategy Absence- Inkpen & Choudhury
This article explores the concept that strategy absence may help researchers better understand the existing paradigms of existing strategies and processes, since limited attention has been directed towards cases where strategy is expected but is not. Researchers view strategy as a stream-line pattern process, and if a firm exhibits no pattern, it is said to be strategy-less. Strategy absence can occur on three fronts (1) Strategy absence as a result of failure, (2) Strategy absence due to transitions within firms and (3) Strategy absence as virtue. The perspective of strategy absence is of interest to many scholars due to the arguments presented in this paper, where the absence of strategy may provide important clues as to why some firms can survive due to the absence of strategy.
In chapter two, the text speaks to the process of crafting and executing a company’s strategic plan which consists of five phases, (1) Development of a strategic vision, (2) Setting objectives (3) Crafting a strategy to achieve objectives, (4) Implementation & execution and (5) Performance evaluation.   In relation to the article, researchers would agree that the above strategy phases would be viewed as a pattern of streamline decisions, but the current strategy paradigm needs to be broadened to include the examination of strategy absence.
Organizational Life Cycles and Shifting Criteria of Effectiveness: Some Preliminary Evidence- Quinn & Cameron
The purpose of this article aims to describe the different life cycles of organizations. Research suggests that organizations follow a predictable pattern through the life cycle stages. All 9 models, presented in the article, were very similar as company’s progress through each stage. The models presented contain an entrepreneurial stage, collectivity stage, formalization & control stage and a structure elaboration & adaptation stage. As one...