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<sec><h3>Objective</h3>
<p>We aimed to explore the strategic thinking concept by searching for differences within the population of strategic thinkers to contribute to the development of the “strategic thinking” concept.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods applied</h3>
<p>To answer the research questions and achieve the research aim, we implemented the following research methods: a systematic literature review and biographical studies.</p>
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<sec><h3>Findings</h3>
<p>(1) As the first stage in researching strategic thinking, the qualitative approach is recommended. (2) The main features of strategic thinkers are a strategic perspective and a reflective style of thinking. (3) Two groups of differentiating features have been identified: features concerning the content of strategic thinking; and features concerning the process of strategic thinking.</p>
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<sec><h3>Originality/value</h3>
<p>Most academic research on strategic thinkers concentrates on the common characteristics and similarities, while little attention has been paid to features that internally differentiate the population of strategic thinkers. Our main contribution to the literature is filling this knowledge gap.</p>
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Objective
We aimed to explore the strategic thinking concept by searching for differences within the population of strategic thinkers to contribute to the development of the “strategic thinking” concept.

Methods applied
To answer the research questions and achieve the research aim, we implemented the following research methods: a systematic literature review and biographical studies.

Findings
(1) As the first stage in researching strategic thinking, the qualitative approach is recommended. (2) The main features of strategic thinkers are a strategic perspective and a reflective style of thinking. (3) Two groups of differentiating features have been identified: features concerning the content of strategic thinking; and features concerning the process of strategic thinking.

Originality/value
Most academic research on strategic thinkers concentrates on the common characteristics and similarities, while little attention has been paid to features that internally differentiate the population of strategic thinkers. Our main contribution to the literature is filling this knowledge gap.

Strategic thinkers and their characteristics: toward a multimethod typology development

Department of Advanced Research in Management

Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

Department of Strategy and Management Methods

International Journal of Management and Economics

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Objective
We aimed to explore the strategic thinking concept by searching for differences within the population of strategic thinkers to contribute to the...

Strategic thinkers and their characteristics: toward a multimethod typology development

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 313 - 330

Eingereicht: 02. Dez. 2020

Akzeptiert: 15. Okt. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2021-0024

Schlüsselwörter
biographical method, strategic thinkers, strategic thinking, systematic literature review

© 2021 Katarzyna Piórkowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Strategic thinkers and their characteristics: toward a multimethod typology development

Article Category: Empirical Paper

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 313 - 330

Eingereicht: 02. Dez. 2020

Akzeptiert: 15. Okt. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2021-0024

Schlüsselwörterbiographical method, strategic thinkers, strategic thinking, systematic literature review

© 2021 Katarzyna Piórkowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
biographical method, strategic thinkers, strategic thinking, systematic literature review