New Book
Paroutis, S., Heracleous, L., & Angwin, D. 2013. Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases. London: Sage. Sample chapter |
PhD Supervision
During 2014 I plan to accept two new PhD students. You can express initial interest by emailing me with a detailed CV which includes academic grades by subject, and a few paragraphs on your proposed topic. My research interests are as described below. The decision will depend on a consideration of all the relevant documents including detailed research proposal, as described here, as well as the outcomes of interview-based assessment, as noted in the entry requirements. |
Strategy Research
Heracleous, L. 2013. Quantum strategy at Apple Inc. Organizational Dynamics, 42: 92-99. Describes a novel view of strategy as the ability to implement positions and capabilities that had been considered distinct; and explains how Apple uses this strategy to achieve extraordinary performance. A related case study, Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple Inc, is overall winner of the ECCH case awards for 2013. |
This website contains information about myself and my research, both scholarly and applied. I hold a Chair in Strategy and Organization at Warwick Business School, and am also Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College and the Said Business School at Oxford University. I earned my PhD from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, as a member of Trinity Hall. I also received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from the University of Warwick in 2013 for lifetime contributions to knowledge.
My research interests fall in 3 domains: Firstly, strategic management from an organizational perspective. This includes studies of dual strategy, agency theory, innovative strategizing processes, strategic capabilities and innovation, turnarounds, corporate governance, aviation sector, and development of strategic management instructional cases. Secondly, organization change and development. This includes organization development interventions, and the roles of organizational discourse, metaphor, dialogue, culture and learning in organization change and development processes. Thirdly, organizational discourse. This includes discourse conceptualization and analysis, interpretive/hermeneutic approaches to theory and methodology, organizational analysis from a discourse perspective, Giddens’s structuration theory and continental social theory.
My books are focused on the above themes, and are: Strategy and Organization: Realizing Strategic Management (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Discourse, Interpretation, Organization (Cambridge University Press, 2006); Flying high in a competitive industry: Secrets of the world’s leading airline (McGraw-Hill, 2009); Business Strategy in Asia: Text and Cases (Cengage, 2010), Crafting Strategy: Embodied metaphors in practice (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases (Sage, 2013).
My research has been published or is forthcoming in over 60 research papers in scholarly journals including top tier outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, MIS Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Among other recognition, my work has been honored by three Best Paper Awards from the US Academy of Management; in 1999 (on globalization), 2004 (on organization development), and 2006 (on corporate governance). My case study Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple Inc has been honored as the overall winner of the European Case Clearing House case awards for 2013, over 17,511 other eligible cases for this award. I serve on the editorial boards of 5 management journals, including the Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review, the top empirical and theoretical management journals in the world respectively by impact factor.
My research has been featured in applied journals such as the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review; as well as other managerial outlets such as the Journal of Business Strategy, Business Strategy Review and Long Range Planning. Two of my articles won the award for the Paper with the Best Practical Implications from Emerald, for 2 years running; in 2009 (for research on linking people with strategy based on the Singapore Airlines study) and in 2010 (for research on whether business can learn from the public sector). I've been listed in the Marquis Who's Who in the World since 2003.
My MBA teaching has been recognised through several teaching excellence awards. In addition I have two decades of experience in executive development, having worked with senior executives of blue-chip corporations, not-for-profits, and government departments including Rolls Royce, IBM, Tata, Total, Credit Suisse, Bank of China, Standard Chartered Bank, O2, KPMG, MAN, YWCA, Singapore Institute of Directors and Singapore Police Force. More information about my corporate profile can be found on this website under applied research, and also at www.strategic-concepts.com. My linkedin profile can be found here, and my Google Scholar citations page can be found here. I can be contacted at loizos@heracleous.org or by using the contact form below.
My research interests fall in 3 domains: Firstly, strategic management from an organizational perspective. This includes studies of dual strategy, agency theory, innovative strategizing processes, strategic capabilities and innovation, turnarounds, corporate governance, aviation sector, and development of strategic management instructional cases. Secondly, organization change and development. This includes organization development interventions, and the roles of organizational discourse, metaphor, dialogue, culture and learning in organization change and development processes. Thirdly, organizational discourse. This includes discourse conceptualization and analysis, interpretive/hermeneutic approaches to theory and methodology, organizational analysis from a discourse perspective, Giddens’s structuration theory and continental social theory.
My books are focused on the above themes, and are: Strategy and Organization: Realizing Strategic Management (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Discourse, Interpretation, Organization (Cambridge University Press, 2006); Flying high in a competitive industry: Secrets of the world’s leading airline (McGraw-Hill, 2009); Business Strategy in Asia: Text and Cases (Cengage, 2010), Crafting Strategy: Embodied metaphors in practice (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases (Sage, 2013).
My research has been published or is forthcoming in over 60 research papers in scholarly journals including top tier outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, MIS Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Among other recognition, my work has been honored by three Best Paper Awards from the US Academy of Management; in 1999 (on globalization), 2004 (on organization development), and 2006 (on corporate governance). My case study Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple Inc has been honored as the overall winner of the European Case Clearing House case awards for 2013, over 17,511 other eligible cases for this award. I serve on the editorial boards of 5 management journals, including the Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review, the top empirical and theoretical management journals in the world respectively by impact factor.
My research has been featured in applied journals such as the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review; as well as other managerial outlets such as the Journal of Business Strategy, Business Strategy Review and Long Range Planning. Two of my articles won the award for the Paper with the Best Practical Implications from Emerald, for 2 years running; in 2009 (for research on linking people with strategy based on the Singapore Airlines study) and in 2010 (for research on whether business can learn from the public sector). I've been listed in the Marquis Who's Who in the World since 2003.
My MBA teaching has been recognised through several teaching excellence awards. In addition I have two decades of experience in executive development, having worked with senior executives of blue-chip corporations, not-for-profits, and government departments including Rolls Royce, IBM, Tata, Total, Credit Suisse, Bank of China, Standard Chartered Bank, O2, KPMG, MAN, YWCA, Singapore Institute of Directors and Singapore Police Force. More information about my corporate profile can be found on this website under applied research, and also at www.strategic-concepts.com. My linkedin profile can be found here, and my Google Scholar citations page can be found here. I can be contacted at loizos@heracleous.org or by using the contact form below.
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