TY  - CHAP
AB  - In their paper “Fractals, stories, and the development of coherence in strategic logic,” Janice Black, Frances Fabian, and Kim Hinrichs explore key communication dynamics that drive the emergence of a coherent strategic logic in an organization. Using a longitudinal study of a non-profit organization in the health and caring industry, the authors use “fractals” as a metaphor for organizational processes that help to crystallize a clear, coherent, and well understood statement of an organization’s strategic logic. Their study also suggests how the mathematical rules that govern the iterative generation of fractals in nature can be applied to develop a “mathematics of social systems.” The authors’ analysis of strategy processes in the subject organization shows how the use of storytelling through internal organizational publications can contribute substantially to the emergence of a coherent strategic logic and supporting value system within an organization.
VL  - 7
SN  - 978-1-84950-320-4, 978-0-76231-168-2/0749-6826
DO  - 10.1016/S0749-6826(04)07014-3
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-6826(04)07014-3
AU  - Sanchez Ron
AU  - Heene Aimé
ED  - Ron Sanchez
ED  - Aime Heene
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - INTRODUCTION
T2  - Competence Perspective on Managing Internal Process
T3  - Advances in Applied Business Strategy
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - XI
EP  - XVII
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -