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Strategy and Vision

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Here is a table that lists most important issues regarding our strategy and vision:

Please add issues on the table

DESCRIPTION OF STRATEGY/VISION	WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT	HOW WILL THAT HAPPEN	COMMENTS	DATE	WHO WROTE
To serve the needs of SMS members with particular interests in a stream of work around the practice of strategy, or 'strategy-as-practice'	Our main activity at present is the one-day meeting at the start of each SMS conference. Perhaps we should undertake to consult our members further, on what other activities would support their needs/interests.	As we are an international group, face-to-face meetings (other than at the annual conference) are difficult to achieve. This means that we need to improve our communication via email, newsletters etc (our task force on communication to offer further comments?)	Veronique: I think that in our programme description it might be good to make explicit that we cater for 2 types of members Sari: we also have a couple of other main activities. 1. We organize the conference Practice track sessions. People send papers to our track after they have checked our description. We also get papers from other tracks that they feel belong to us. We can suggest organizing panels and we can also suggest having different kinds of sessions. 2. We organize practice IG elections. 3. We give out best practice paper prize.	15 oct
To bring together scholarship and reflective practice in the area of the practice of strategy	We need to build our membership across all three (A-B-C) communities, but particularly amongst non-academics	Our task force on membership to comment on what we can do for business practitioners, and what they can do for us, for example disseminating research findings to interested practitioners?	Veronique: Do we need to define The practice of strategy and Strategy as practice as they are both different. Would this help? Would we attract more people if we said explicitly we were interested in both ? Sotirios: The challenge that we currently have is that we are not related to a 'traditional' stream of research that US scholars are used to. Having said that, there are many US scholars who are researching 'practice' related topics that we can attract. If we are more inclusive in our definition that would be helpful.	22/09/09	Maureen M
To encourage and support the development and dissemination of new ideas in research, practice and teaching around the core of issue of the practice of strategy	A strong track of papers at the annual conference is one sign of a healthy IG - we must continue to strengthen this. The annual conference is a great opportunity for networking, for sharing teaching ideas or generating ideas for collaborative research. But how do we support this for the rest of the year, e.g. use of wikis? and other communications mentioned above such as email and newsletters.	Check/reinforce the role of IG officers in attracting papers to the conference stream? Consider establishing wikis on 'hot topics' (could be teaching or research), which members can contribute to throughout the year?	Sari: Any ideas on this Robert and Ludovic? Might not be the right place and the right idea but a special issue of SMJ would have a tremendous impact Veronique: how could we attract all the scholars that are interested in 'micro foundations of...' to join us? Could we have something about the fact that we could be everybody's second IG most of us when writing papers have to deal with managerial implications Sotirios: We could send 'targeted' invitations/or talk to scholars interested in these topics to 'motivate' them to submit their work in our IG & come to the Rome conference. We will get many EU-based scholars but we also need to attract some US-based ones.	22/09/09	Maureen M
To forge links between theoretical developments in Europe and the US on the practice of strategy (strategy-as-practice in a narrower sense is very little known to members of the sms)	Panels and introductory sessions on the strategy-as-practice approach	Organize panels with scholars in s-as-p who are also known in the US (e.g. Gerry, Langley, Whittington)	Veronique: Gerry is most likely to Rome next year he would like a "debate" about the various strands of SAP- this could attract SAP people (and Rome would be cheaper and at a better date) I agree, but I think it is important that we don't always appear defensive, e.g. needing to explain what S-a-P is and why we are different from Process of Strategy, for example! I think that in such panels etc. we should talk confidently about some of the excellent research that is happening under the S-a-P 'banner'. Maureen M Sotirios: I like the idea of 'Linking' EU and US based research. This is a key 'selling point' of our IG compared to other IGs & SasP initiatives. By complementing other SasP events we are contributing to the field but we also have a distinctive identity (so that people see the value in participating).	24.9.2009	David S.
Bring strategy-as-practice to the attention of the SMS members. Increase visibility (a bit similar to point above)	More high-profile scholars both from s-as-p but also from outside at our sessions. Try to feature people like Mintzberg, Burgelman, Pettigrew. And, I think also as members of the IG - in this case particularly Whittington, Johnson, Langley etc. We need to mobilize also those scholars who are central to the s-as-p debate in Europe to attend the sms (Jarzabkowski, Balogun, Vaara etc.)	Encourage central s-as-p scholars to take responsibility.	Many S-a-P scholars seem to favour other conferences such as EGOS over SMS. Can we use our personal contacts to tempt them back to SMS? I agree that attracting some big names from outside S-a-P is also a good idea. Maureen M. we shall not ignore in that respect that the cost of participating to SMS conferences is sensibly higher than that of attending EGOS. This is an issue that can be easily solved by us alone but might be mentioned to SMS central office... Ludovic Veronique: we somehow needs to get some US members there are hardly any this year despite the fact the conference is in the US. Moreover we have much fewer attendees in our track than last year and that is probably because it is not in Europe. Do we want to play this card to the SMS board saying this needs us because we are a home for Europeans/non US or on the contrary to we need to make a big effort and get the Felin/Foss etc...to come to us Sotirios: If we are more inclusive in our strategy (say we are interested in Practice-based studies, SasP research and micro-level strategizing etc), then we have more chances of attracting a wide-range of scholars (beyond SasP). I think in the SMS board it would be best to focus on the activities that we are using to grow our membership. Maybe we don't need to focus on the US/EU distinction.	24.9.2009	David S.

Comments (3)

Given that SMS's conceptual roota are in ABC-concept, our vision should capture that. We must balance, revitalize ABC by attracting and bringing in B-contribution. Our strategic intent ('vision') could be enhancing
- world class practice-based research
- viable strategy consulting practices
through practitioners' contribution and exciting cases.
How this happens and what we can do about in is the challenge of "How to attract practitioners"-task force. It will not happen without clear choice and support from SMS Board.
Regards
Timo

Do we need to define The practice of strategy and Strategy as practice as they are both different. Would this help? Would we attract more people if we said explicitly we were interested in both ?

Response to Veronique: I think it would help if we had a more clear definition. I would support a 'more inclusive' definition (say we are interested in Practice-based studies, SasP research and micro-level strategizing etc), then we have more chances of attracting a wide-range of scholars (beyond SasP).

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