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This 4 page paper looks at some traditional business dilemmas and argues that instead of being contradictory they may also be seen as complimentary. These include the way in which change occurs, whether it is rationally or adaptive, cultural or structural, or even continuous or radical. Other dilemmas include the consideration of leadership and empowerment and the way economic and environmental goals may be seen as opposing each other. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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rationally or adaptive, cultural or structural, or even continuous or radical. The aspects of empowerment may be contradictory to the way in which leadership and command take place and economic
and social goals may be seen as divergent, However, in many cases these are not dichotomies to the extent that is assumed, and may of these dilemmas are not mutually
exclusive. There are many proponents of strategic thinking that advocate rational changes that are well thought out and even military in the way they are laid down. It can
be argued strategic thinking for businesses only emerged in the western world in the 1920s with Alfred Sloan in such companies as General Motors, and it was subsequently evidenced in
the way the Japanese entered the automotive industry. Japanese executives toured US manufacturing plants, learning all they could, gaining the information needed to establish a competitive advantage. In this way
there was a rational strategic plan, which was seen to operate and result in the very large market share the Japanese have gained, as they were able to adopt and
adapt the observed methodologies in manufacture to make more effective methods. This indicates the evolution of adaptive strategies. However there is also a more well known example of how even
when there has been rational strategy, adaptive, or emergent strategy may increase the value and determine success. The well-known case that demonstrates this was the introduction of motorbikes into the
United States by Honda, where large bikes could not be sold, but the sales executives were using small bikes to travel around on and Sears saw these and offered to
sell them though their catalogue (Mintzberg et al, 1998). However, this is an old example and has been used in many studies. A more recent example is that of the
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