The tree of science of deliberate and emergent strategies

• Published in: IIMB management review Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 413 - 433
• Main Authors: Hernández-Betancur, Juan Esteban, Montoya-Restrepo, Iván, Montoya-Restrepo, Luz Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2020
• Subjects: Deliberate strategies; Emergent strategies; Strategy formation process; Tree of science; Emergent strategies; Deliberate strategies; Tree of science; Strategy formation process
• ISSN: 0970-3896
• DOI: 10.1016/j.iimb.2020.12.004

The purpose of this paper is to generate a tree of science for deliberate and emergent strategies using the online application Tree of Science (ToS), which is based on the theory of graphs, and is formed by networks of knowledge through citing and referencing academic documents, and dividing them into roots, trunks and leaves. It was confirmed that the fundamental root of deliberate and emergent strategies was centred on the contributions of Mintzberg and his coauthors; in addition, there were fundamental developments within the trunk, such as decision-making, the role of intermediate managers, supply chains, and organisational performance. As for the leaves, new relationships emerged with innovation, entrepreneurship, and chaos theory, amongst others. Limitations in this research include the fact that ToS is restricted to the Web of Science database.