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 language | English |
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Number of pages | 19 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Sept 2019 |
Event | BAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management - Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sept 2019 → 5 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
Conference | BAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management |
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Abbreviated title | BAM 2019 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Birmingham |
Period | 3/09/19 → 5/09/19 |
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Keywords
- strategic partner
- causal mapping
- business development
- strategy practice