Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking
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Resumo: | Strategic management is a demanding task concerning flexibility, multi-skills and perception of the environmental changes. While searching for better ways and practices, managers often face challenging situations that cannot be easily and entirely perceived and understood. They deal with facts, rumors, unpredictable situations and, many times, with the unknown. The more complex and dynamic their environment, the more difficult it gets to perform their tasks. Under some circumstances, even consolidated models can be insufficient to guarantee the success of the decisions made. Aiming to contribute to the understanding of the reasons why sometimes results are different from those expected, several aspects of systems theory, complex thinking and uncertainty were included in this paper. We hope it can be useful to explain the reasons why even reliable assumptions and solid strategic processes and models, supported by consistent information system and decision-making processes may not allow managers to dominate their future. Key-words: Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management. |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex ThinkingLa Imprecisión en Administración Estratégica: un abordaje basado en el pensamiento complejoA Imprecisão na Administração Estratégica: uma abordagem baseada no pensamento complexoComplex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management.Pensamiento complejo. Incertidumbre. Sistema. Administración estratégica.Pensamento complexo. Incerteza. Sistema. Administração estratégica.Strategic management is a demanding task concerning flexibility, multi-skills and perception of the environmental changes. While searching for better ways and practices, managers often face challenging situations that cannot be easily and entirely perceived and understood. They deal with facts, rumors, unpredictable situations and, many times, with the unknown. The more complex and dynamic their environment, the more difficult it gets to perform their tasks. Under some circumstances, even consolidated models can be insufficient to guarantee the success of the decisions made. Aiming to contribute to the understanding of the reasons why sometimes results are different from those expected, several aspects of systems theory, complex thinking and uncertainty were included in this paper. We hope it can be useful to explain the reasons why even reliable assumptions and solid strategic processes and models, supported by consistent information system and decision-making processes may not allow managers to dominate their future. Key-words: Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management.Administrar estratégicamente es una tarea difícil que exige conocimientos multidisciplinarios, flexibilidad y percepción acentuada de las condiciones y tendencias ambientales. En la búsqueda de los mejores caminos, los administradores se deparan frecuentemente con aspectos difíciles de ser interpretados totalmente, que influencian sus decisiones y producen consecuencias por estas originadas; tratan con diferentes horizontes temporales, con hechos y rumores, con lo imprevisible, con lo desconocido.Sus acciones se tornan más difíciles cuanto más complejos y dinámicos sean los ambientes de sus empresas, lo que hace que hasta los modelos consistentes sean insuficientes para garantizar el acierto en las decisiones. En este trabajo, abordamos varios aspectos sobre sistemas, pensamiento complejo e incertidumbre que esperamos puedan contribuir para la comprensión y abordaje de las razones por las cuales no siempre los resultados, aunque frutos de procesos bien elaborados, sean los esperados y por qué las empresas y sus administradores, por mejores que sean sus sistemas de recopilación y análisis de informaciones y de tomada de decisión, no siempre controlan sus destinos.Palabras-clave: Pensamiento complejo. Incertidumbre. Sistema. Administración estratégica.Administrar estrategicamente é uma tarefa difícil que exige conhecimentos multidisciplinares, flexibilidade e percepção acentuada das condições e tendências ambientais. Na busca pelos melhores caminhos, os administradores deparam-se freqüentemente com aspectos difíceis de serem interpretados na íntegra e que influenciam suas decisões e conseqüências delas advindas; lidam com diferentes horizontes temporais, com fatos e rumores, com o imprevisível, com o desconhecido. Suas ações tornam-se mais difíceis quanto mais complexas e dinâmicas forem as ambiências de suas empresas, o que faz com que mesmo modelos consistentes sejam insuficientes para garantir o acerto nas decisões. Neste trabalho, abordamos vários aspectos sobre sistemas, pensamento complexo e incerteza que esperamos possam contribuir para a compreensão e abordagem das razões pelas quais nem sempre os resultados, ainda que frutos de processos bem elaborados, sejam os esperados e por que as empresas e seus administradores, por melhores que sejam seus sistemas de coleta e análise de informações e de tomada de decisão, nem sempre controlam seus destinos. Palavras-chave: Pensamento complexo. Incerteza. Sistema. Administração estratégica.FECAP2007-08-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado por paresapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/article/view/8010.7819/rbgn.v9i24.80Review of Business Management; Vol. 9 No. 24 (2007); 75-90RBGN Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios; Vol. 9 Núm. 24 (2007); 75-90RBGN - Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios; v. 9 n. 24 (2007); 75-901983-08071806-4892reponame:Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios (Online)instname:Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP)instacron:FECAPporengspahttps://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/article/view/80/75https://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/article/view/80/211https://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/article/view/80/212Copyright (c) 2014 Review of Business Managementinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessWeber, WilsonPólo, Edison Fernandes2008-05-09T16:44:10Zoai:ojs.emnuvens.com.br:article/80Revistahttp://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/indexhttps://rbgn.fecap.br/RBGN/oai||jmauricio@fecap.br1983-08071806-4892opendoar:2008-05-09T16:44:10Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios (Online) - Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP)false |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking La Imprecisión en Administración Estratégica: un abordaje basado en el pensamiento complejo A Imprecisão na Administração Estratégica: uma abordagem baseada no pensamento complexo |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking Weber, Wilson Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management. Pensamiento complejo. Incertidumbre. Sistema. Administración estratégica. Pensamento complexo. Incerteza. Sistema. Administração estratégica. |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking |
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Imprecision in Strategic Management: an Approach Based on Complex Thinking |
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Weber, Wilson |
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Weber, Wilson Pólo, Edison Fernandes |
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Pólo, Edison Fernandes |
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Weber, Wilson Pólo, Edison Fernandes |
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Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management. Pensamiento complejo. Incertidumbre. Sistema. Administración estratégica. Pensamento complexo. Incerteza. Sistema. Administração estratégica. |
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Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management. Pensamiento complejo. Incertidumbre. Sistema. Administración estratégica. Pensamento complexo. Incerteza. Sistema. Administração estratégica. |
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Strategic management is a demanding task concerning flexibility, multi-skills and perception of the environmental changes. While searching for better ways and practices, managers often face challenging situations that cannot be easily and entirely perceived and understood. They deal with facts, rumors, unpredictable situations and, many times, with the unknown. The more complex and dynamic their environment, the more difficult it gets to perform their tasks. Under some circumstances, even consolidated models can be insufficient to guarantee the success of the decisions made. Aiming to contribute to the understanding of the reasons why sometimes results are different from those expected, several aspects of systems theory, complex thinking and uncertainty were included in this paper. We hope it can be useful to explain the reasons why even reliable assumptions and solid strategic processes and models, supported by consistent information system and decision-making processes may not allow managers to dominate their future. Key-words: Complex Thinking. Uncertainty. System. Strategic Management. |
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