Becoming a strategist: the roles of strategy discourse and ontological security in managerial identity work

What is the managerial identity work involved in becoming a ‘strategist’? Building on a rich, longitudinal set of interviews, we uncover three tactics through which managers mobilize the strategist identity. The self-measurement tactic uses strategy discourse as a normative measuring stick for evalu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mantere, S, Whittington, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2020