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Performing strategy - Analogical reasoning as strategic practice
Journal
Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
ISSN
0896-7911
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2006-08-11
Author(s)
Abstract
Analogical reasoning refers to the successful transfer of structural similarities from a source to a target domain. In strategic management research, this concept has materialized in approaches such as strategic mapping. Yet, the concept and its application seem to have emphasized primarily the cognitive aspects of analogical reasoning. Bourdieu's concept of practice allows us to explore analogical reasoning in a more integral manner, i.e., by presenting embodied aspects of analogical reasoning as complementary to the cognitive aspects, and equally relevant for strategic organizational development processes. Thus, we conceptualize analogical reasoning as a practice of strategy and illustrate this concept with an empirical case.
Project(s)
Language
English
Keywords
strategy
analogical reasoning
strategy as practice
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
New York
Number
2006
Start page
1
End page
6
Pages
6
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
28684