Making Strategy Work

Aimed at practicing managers, those in advanced management education, and researchers, this book by MacLennan (Edinburgh Business School, UK) reviews existing knowledge on business strategy execution and presents original research. He defines the field; discusses how to diagnose common strategy execution problems; and presents a "five Cs" framework for strategy execution based on the principles of causality, criticality, compatibility, continuity, and clarity and the key elements of overall objective; strategic choices; critical activities; projects and processes; organization structure; resource allocation; interface management; roles and responsibilities; performance criteria; capacity, commitment, and capability; the external and internal environments; performance measures; and strategic risks. He offers further detail on applying the model in chapters addressing translating strategy into action, aligning action with strategy, and aligning organizational designs and systems. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)