This blog entry is going to finish describing the “Integrative model of the strategic process” (Roch, 2016 and 2020).
2. EMPIRICAL MODEL
This model has been developed in order to be a useful tool to describe and represent the strategic processes that may occur in reality in any type of company, facilitating the analysis and monitoring of these processes over time.
For this purpose, this model is provided with:
– A table in which the different actions that make up the strategic process under analysis, as well as the strategy obtained as a result of this process, can be described in detail (see Table 9.1).
Source: Roch (2024).
– A figure in which the different actions that make up the strategic process under analysis, as well as the strategy obtained as a result of said process, can be represented (after having described these actions in the above-mentioned table). (see Figure 9.5).
Source: Roch (2024).
This figure is composed of two axes: the horizontal axis, where the variable ‘time’ is reflected, and the vertical axis, which incorporates the two types of strategic subprocesses existing in the ‘Theoretical Model’ (Deliberate Subprocess and Emergent Subprocess).
As can be seen, the ”time” variable has been clearly and explicitly included. This solves the shortcoming observed in this respect in the rest of the strategic process models currently in existence.
Following the same philosophy as in a ‘Gantt Chart’, this figure should represent the strategic actions carried out over time in the strategic process under analysis, placing each item in the time frame in which it was carried out and within the strategic subprocess that corresponds to its typology (deliberate actions within the deliberate subprocess, and emergent actions within the corresponding frame of the emergent subprocess: ‘Top-down’, ‘Joint (Top + Bottom)’, ‘Bottom-up’).
The following symbology can be used to represent the strategic processes in this figure:
In this way, using this table and figure, it will be possible to describe and represent, accurately and in detail, how the strategic processes are developing over time.
Table 9.2 and Figure 9.6 show a practical example to facilitate better understanding of the use of the ‘Empirical Model’. A strategic process has been taken as an example, which starts with the development of an internal initiative by a person at the lower levels of the organization. This person informs the managers about their initiative, trying to convince them of its appropriateness. The managers evaluate and accept this initiative, planning (programming) its implementation. Finally, this strategic initiative is implemented as planned.
Source: Roch (2024).
Source: Roch (2024).
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.
