The internet as a technology-based ecosystem : a new approach to the analysis of business, markets and industries

This book examines and critiques classical approaches to strategic analysis, whilst exploring alternative methods which utilise ecosystem and platform concepts, as well as chaos and complexity theories. The innovative study provides a critique of the neoclassical Newtonian school of strategy, and pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Walton, Nigel (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
SeriesPalgrave pivot.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781137600776
9781137600769
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Relevance of the Rational, Classical Approach to strategy in the ICT Sector: The Strategy Process
  • 2. The Relevance of the Rational, Classical Approach to Strategy in the ICT Sector: The Strategy Content Approach
  • 3. A Systems View of Strategy: Complexity, Chaos Theory and Poised Strategy
  • 4. Ecosystems Thinking and Modern Platform-Based Ecosystem Theory
  • 5. The Development of the Hydrothermal Vent (HTV) Ecosystem Model
  • 6. Summary and Conclusion: A Summary of the Contribution Made by the Hydrothermal Vent (HTV) Ecosystem Model in Providing a New Strategic Perspective.