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Programme for 2006-2007: November 2006

Title

The Politics of Strategic Decision Making
(The BCS Annual Lecture At Cardiff Business School)

Date 09 Nov 2006, Thursday
Time 6:30pm - Light Refreshments
7:00pm - Keynote Lecture and Discussion.
Speaker Dr. Joe O'Mahoney, Cardiff Busines School
Venue Cardiff Business School, Aberconway Building, Column Drive, Cardiff
Map(s) Multimap
Synopsis

This talk will critique the planned and rational model of decision-making that many businesses and academics assume. Through the use of evidence drawn from a major case-study it emphasises the way that business strategy is often influenced by political, social and personal factors and argues that these factors cannot be eliminated but need to be managed by organisations.

Case Study: 3G, or third-generation technology, was billed as one of the biggest technological innovations this decade. It promised to revolutionise telecommunications and spawned some of the largest start-ups in business history...

Website Cardiff Business School
Poster A single sheet A4 poster for the meeting for display on notice boards.


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