Dictionary of Strategy

This dictionary of terms and concepts is a lively, contemporary source book whose intent is to help illuminate major debates, issues, and scholarship in strategic management. Dictionary of Strategy presents over 550 terms, all compiled through the author’s years of teaching MBA courses, presents strategy in a historical context showing how views have changed and evolved, and inviting the reader to think more deeply about the issues raised. It offers a flexible framework for understanding terms and topics in a broader strategic management perspective. The terms and concepts reflect very recent material from magazines, academic journals, and conferences to bring the reader the latest cutting edge research and debates.

Author Biography

Louise Kelly is Associate Professor at Alliant International University, San Diego. She teaches coruses on Strategic Management, and International Business. Dr. Kelly’s research interests include Strategic Management, International Entrepreneurship, Teams, and Family Business. She is a business consultant and founding partner of GlobalMind Center for Strategic Consulting. Previously, she was Sales Manager with Prentice Hall in Montreal. Dr. Kelly is co-author (with J. Kelly) of An Existential Systems Approach to Managing Organizations, Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998. She has written many articles published in refereed journals, and has contributed chapters published several books.

Christopher A. Booth is a doctoral student at Alliant International University in San Diego. His current academic focus is the role of strategic management in government and non-profits. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Nebraska, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Humboldt State University. Chris′ diverse academic background is matched only by his varied personal background which includes having firewalked, and paraglided off mountains in northern California. Chris is currently on avid lawn bowler.