A review of open strategy: bridging strategy and public management research

Jesper Rosenberg Hansen; Madalina Pop; Maria Bak Skov; Bert George

doi:10.1080/14719037.2022.2116091

A review of open strategy: bridging strategy and public management research

Jesper Rosenberg Hansen, Madalina Pop, Maria Bak Skov, Bert George^*

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Abstract

Strategy research has recently highlighted the need for ‘opening up’ strategy processes to enhance transparency and inclusiveness. Ideas of openness have long been embedded in public management, especially since the governance revolution. However, public management research on strategy processes has mostly neglected how strategy processes are ‘opened up’, rather examining the impact of strategy content and process characteristics on outcomes. By reviewing open strategy studies, this article discusses how organizations can open up their strategy processes. An activity-based theoretical framework centred on purpose, subject, community, object and practices of open strategy is applied and further developed to guide future research.

Original language	English
Journal	Public Management Review
Volume	26
Issue	3
Pages (from-to)	678-700
Number of pages	23
ISSN	1471-9037
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2116091
Publication status	Published - 2024

Keywords

New public governance
Open strategy
Public value governance
strategic management
strategic planning

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