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Fran Ackermann
Researcher at Curtin University
Publications - 157
Citations - 8597
Fran Ackermann is an academic researcher from Curtin University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Decision support system & Strategic planning. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 154 publications receiving 7871 citations. Previous affiliations of Fran Ackermann include University of Strathclyde.
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Making Strategy: The Journey of Strategic Management
Colin Eden,Fran Ackermann +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a much-needed guide to the strategy-making process by elaborating the key concepts and theories of strategic management; illustrating through case vignettes the issues inherent in the process of strategy making; and providing extensive and detailed practical guidelines on the methods, techniques and tools employed in the case-vignettes.
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The analysis of cause maps
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline a number of techniques for the analysis of cause maps and make the arguments about cause-map analyses concrete, suggesting what the various analyses described might imply for an understanding and evaluation of cognitive complexity.
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Strategic management of stakeholders : theory and practice
Fran Ackermann,Colin Eden +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how top management teams can increase the robustness of their strategies by attending to important concepts emerging from the stakeholder literature and develop a method composed of three techniques which elaborates how stakeholder management concepts can be applied in practice.
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Cognitive mapping expert views for policy analysis in the public sector
Colin Eden,Fran Ackermann +1 more
TL;DR: The use of cognitive mapping techniques for policy analysis in the UK Home Office Prison Department is reported, used for the collation, comparison and analysis of the views of many experts in relation to a major policy issue.
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Putting the Resource-Based View of Strategy and Distinctive Competencies to Work in Public Organizations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method for identifying and making use of distinctive competencies in the form of a "livelihood scheme" for the public sector in order to identify and build capacity.