Please post this call for papers for a special issue of Long Range Planning on the Crafts of Strategy, and an associated colloquium in Toulouse, May 2006. Many thanks.
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Special Issue of Long Range Planning
The Crafts of Strategy: Strategic Planning in Different Contexts
Co-editors: Richard Whittington (University of Oxford) and Ludovic Cailluet (Toulouse Social Sciences University)
Strategy is often taken to be a universal practice. The central proposition for this special issue is that strategy is better thought of as many different crafts, varying according to its different contexts.
This special colloquium issue will focus on strategic planning and strategy-making in different contexts. In particular, we invite papers considering how strategic planning may be influenced by:
§ its historical context, for instance shifting from corporate planning to new orientations over time;
§ its societal context, for instance in 'Anglo-Saxon', Asian or Continental European societies;
§ its ownership and stakeholder context, for instance in family businesses, professional partnerships or the public sector;
§ its organisational context, for instance, the corporate centre or the periphery, new ventures or joint ventures, or strategy consultants versus in-house
Whether according to these criteria or others, we seek to advance understanding of strategy as a changing, plural and contingent practice, rather than the standard one assumed in much conventional teaching and research.
The special issue seeks interdisciplinary insights from historians, sociologists, management scholars and senior practitioners. The co-editors would be happy to discuss with authors initial ideas for possible papers. Papers should follow the normal Long Range Planning format (see www.lrp.ac), but be submitted to cailluet@univ-tlse1.fr and Richard.Whittington@sbs.ox.ac.uk with the subject title 'special issue', copied to a.marsh@city.ac.uk. All papers will be blind-reviewed.
There will be a colloquium on the same theme organised by the co-editors 22-23 May 2006 in Toulouse: participation in this colloquium is not a condition for submission of papers. Ludovic Cailluet and Richard Whittington welcome colloquium inquiries.
Timescale:
§ Call for Papers: August 2005
§ Colloquium: 22-23 May 2006 (proposal deadline 16 January: see below).
§ Deadline for papers: 31 July 2006
§ Feedback and invitation to authors for revised papers: November 2006
§ Final papers received: February 2007
§ Publication LRP Special Issue: during 2007.
Colloquium: The Crafts of Strategy: Strategic Planning in Different Contexts
Toulouse, 22-23 May 2006
Strategy is often taken to be a universal practice. The central proposition for this colloquium is that strategy is better thought of as many different crafts, varying according to its different contexts.
This colloquium will focus on strategic planning and strategy-making in different contexts. In particular we invite papers considering how strategic planning may be influenced by:
§ its historical context, for instance shifting from corporate planning to new orientations over time;
§ its societal context, for instance in 'Anglo-Saxon', Asian or Continental European societies;
§ its ownership or stakeholder context, for instance in family businesses, professional partnerships or the public sector;
§ its organisational context, for instance, the corporate centre or the periphery, new ventures or joint ventures, or strategy consultants and in-house departments
Whether according to these criteria or others, we seek to advance understanding of strategy as a changing, plural and contingent practice, rather than the standard one assumed in much conventional teaching and research.
The colloquium aims to promote interdisciplinary conversation between historians, sociologists, management scholars and senior practitioners. To maximise exchange, there will be no more than 30 participants. Professor Henry Mintzberg (McGill University) will introduce major themes for the colloquium with a key-note address.
The colloquium will take place at the Toulouse Social Sciences University in the ancient centre of city, close to the Garonne River. The main colloquium hotel will be the central Hotel Garonne (www.hotelgaronne.com). There is no colloquium registration fee. Toulouse is served by discount airlines (e.g. www.easyjet.com). Tourist information can be found at www.ot-toulouse.fr.
Those wishing to present a paper are invited to submit a 500-1000 word proposal by 16 January 2006 and will be informed of acceptance at the colloquium by 1st February 2006. For inclusion in the colloquium papers, full papers will be required by 1 May 2006. There will be a themed issue of Long Range Planning on the same issues: details forthcoming at www.lrp.ac.
Paper proposals and full papers should be addressed to cailluet@univ-tlse1.fr and Richard.Whittington@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Richard Whittington
Said Business School
University of Oxford
Park End Street
Oxford OX1 1HP
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1865 288931 (SBS)
+44 1865 271972 (New College)
Fax: +44 1865 288805
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/whittington