TY  - JOUR
AB  - Thinking and acting strategically have been identified as essential
skills for managing organisations in the twenty‐first century. The rapid
rate of technological change, the increasingly complex nature of
organisations, and the greater number of environmental uncertainties are
some of the reasons cited for this need. Research suggests that
strategic thinking encompasses six skills that are critical to
managerial effectiveness at senior levels in organisations –
knowing the business and markets, managing subunit rivalry, finding and
overcoming threats, staying on strategy, being an entrepreneurial force,
and accommodating adversity. Obstacles to the development of these
skills, and work experiences which stretch managers′ capacities for
strategic thinking, are discussed.
VL  - 8
IS  - 5
SN  - 0262-1711
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000001360
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001360
AU  - Stumpf Stephen A.
PY  - 1989
Y1  - 1989/01/01
TI  - Work Experiences that Stretch Managers′ Capacities for
Strategic Thinking
T2  - Journal of Management Development
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 31
EP  - 39
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -