Business development as internal strategic partner

Fatchie Oues, Viktor Dörfler, Igor Pyrko

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Abstract

Internal Strategic Partnership is an emerging role within the everyday practices of strategic management in organisations. This role caters for improved decision making, communication, and a culture of collaboration in the context of strategy formulation and implementation. However, this role is under-researched and its understanding in the literature is limited. In this paper we address the topic of Internal Strategic Partnership by drawing on two empirical case studies conducted with large technology companies in Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. This way, we provide a number of new insights and recommendations with respect to developing Internal Strategic Partnership in organisations, including the important characteristics required for cultivating such a strategic role. In particular, we explore Business Development department as a promising candidate for leading the Internal Strategic Partnership. As a result, we offer a novel contribution to future strategy research and practice.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages19
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2019
EventBAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management - Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Duration: 3 Sept 20195 Sept 2019
https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3502
https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D3502%26amp%3Breset%3D1

Conference

ConferenceBAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management
Abbreviated titleBAM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBirmingham
Period3/09/195/09/19
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Keywords

  • strategic partner
  • causal mapping
  • business development
  • strategy practice

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