Essay Assignment
Task: "Systems thinking essentially seeks to understand phenomena as a whole formed by the interaction of parts." (Stacey, 2011)
Critically appraise the above statement in relation to changing ideas of strategic thinking and explain how it exists within YOUR company's approach to strategic management.
A strong essay must use the key themes addressed in the first part of the module to develop the analysis, namely:
Approaches to Strategic Thinking Systems Thinking Complexity Perspective: New Ways of Thinking About Strategy? Complex Adaptive Systems: Modelling Complexity The Practice Perspective:
Organisational examples can be used to illustrate the themes covered in the essay. However, the essay is not a case study, it is a theoretical paper.
Remember that a critical study aims to provide a balanced analysis of differing perspectives, and points of view, before drawing the argument to a coherent conclusion
Required: A word processed essay with referencing to literature. The essay will be 3,000 (+/- 10%) words (inclusive of appendices, NOT inclusive of references).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.