شفاف‌سازی مفهوم «استراتژی‌پردازی» در مدیریت استراتژیک: رویکرد تحلیل مفهوم

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 استادیار گروه استراتژی و سیاستگذاری کسب و کار، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران

2 دانشیار گروه مدیریت فناوری اطلاعات، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران

3 استاد گروه استراتژی و سیاستگذاری کسب و کار، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران

4 دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت راهبردی، گروه استراتژی و سیاستگذاری کسب و کار، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران

10.48311/mri.2026.28106
چکیده
مفهوم استراتژی‌پردازی، به‌عنوان یکی از مفاهیم نوین و کاربردی در مدیریت استراتژیک، به دلیل ابهام در تعریف و تبیین ابعاد آن، نیازمند مطالعه و بررسی دقیق‌تر است. این پژوهش با هدف شفاف‌سازی مفهوم استراتژی‌پردازی و کاهش ابهام موجود در ادبیات، از رویکرد تحلیل مفهوم سودابی استفاده کرده است. بدین منظور، مقالات منتشرشده بین سال‌های 1990 تا 21 جولای 2025 در پایگاه‌ اسکوپوس با کلیدواژه‌های "استراتژی‌پردازی" و "استراتژی به‌عنوان عمل" مورد جستجو و تحلیل قرار گرفته‌اند. یافته‌های پژوهش شامل تعریف شفاف مفهوم استراتژی‌پردازی، تبیین سطح تحلیلی، دامنة زمانی و مبانی فلسفی آن، مقایسه با مفاهیم مشابه، و ارائه چارچوبی منسجم برای این مفهوم است. چارچوب مفهومی پیشنهادی می‌تواند زمینة‌ کاربست بهتر این مفهوم در سطوح کسب‌وکار، شرکت و اکوسیستم را فراهم سازد. این پژوهش می‌تواند آغازی برای تحقیق و توسعة بیشتر پیرامون مفهوم استراتژی‌پردازی، به ویژه در حوزة قابلیت‌های موردنیاز برای آن و همچنین راهکارهای پیاده‌سازی آن در سطوح مختلف سازمانی و مدیریتی باشد.

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عنوان مقاله English

Clarifying the Concept of "Strategizing" in Strategic Management: A Concept Analysis Approach

نویسندگان English

Ali Heidari 1
Ayoob Mohammadian 2
Mohammad Ali Shah Hosseini 3
Mehdi Abdi 4
1 Assistant Professor, Strategy and Business Policy Department, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Information Technology Management Department, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor, Strategy and Business Policy Department, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 Ph.D. Candidate in strategic management, Strategy and Business Policy Department, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
چکیده English

The concept of strategizing, as a contemporary and applied notion in strategic management, is characterized by conceptual ambiguity and limited exploration in terms of its definition and dimensions. This study aims to clarify the concept of strategizing and reduce existing ambiguities in the literature by employing Suddaby’s conceptual analysis framework. To this end, research articles published between 1990 and July 21, 2025, were retrieved and analyzed from the Scopus database using the keywords “strategizing” and “strategy-as-practice”. The findings include: a clear definition of strategizing, specification of its analytical levels, temporal scope, and value foundations, comparison with related concepts, and the provision of a coherent framework for the concept. The proposed conceptual framework facilitates the effective application of the strategizing concept at the business, corporate, and ecosystem levels. This research contributes to the conceptual development of strategizing and serves as a foundation for future studies, particularly those exploring the required capabilities for strategizing and the mechanisms for its implementation across different organizational and managerial levels.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Strategizing
Strategy as Practice
Concept Analysis
Suddaby Approach
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