Taking into account what was stated in the previous case study (Entry 18), the following table and figure respectively describe and represent the emergent strategic process according to Mintzberg when the protagonists are individual participants or groups of people from any part of the organization (‘bottom-up’ emergent process), who interact, so that over time an incipient pattern of behavior is formed in this stream of actions (incipient emergent strategy), which eventually becomes a realized strategy (emergent strategy) without the need for top management to incorporate it into the deliberate strategic process.
Table. Description of the ‘bottom-up’ emergent strategic process according to Mintzberg
Figure. Representation of the ‘bottom-up’ emergent strategic process according to Mintzberg
NOTE: In the book “The strategic process of the firm: Theory and cases” (Roch, 2024) there are more case studies than those included in this blog.
If you are interested in going deeper into the strategic process, allow me to recommend you: - Book: "The strategic process of the firm: Theory and cases" (Roch, 2024). - Courses and consulting program on the strategic process.
