Chapter 4 Prospectors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword to the Classic Edition vii
4. Introduction to the Classic Edition: An Update if Central Concepts and Themes xv
5. Preface xxv
6. Part One. Theory and Applications
7. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2 The Process of Organizational Adaptation 13
9. Chapter 3 Defenders 31
10. Chapter 4 Prospectors 49
11. Chapter 5 Analyzers 68
12. Chapter 6 Reactors 81
13. Chapter 7 Applications of the Model 94
14. Chapter 8 Management Theory Linkages to Organizational Strategy and Structure 116
15. Chapter 9 Mixed Strategies and Structures 130
16. Chapter 10 Conclusions and Extensions 152
17. Part Two Industry Studies
18. Chapter 11 Strategy in a Single Industry: The Case of College Textbook Publishing 169
19. Chapter 12 Interindustry Comparisons of Strategy: Electronics and Food Processing 193
20. Chapter 13 Management and Strategy: The Case of the Voluntary Hospital 214
21. Part Three Overview of the Literature
22. Chapter 14 Prior Theory and Research 247
23. Bibliography 264
24. Index 271