Configuration School of Strategy

Henry Mintzberg's configuration school explains how strategy arises through a transformation process in response to environmental pressures. Organizations seek stability, and their strategy evolves as they reconfigure to meet external demands. Managers play a crucial role in sustaining this stability. Mintzberg's Five Ps—plan, pattern, position, perspective, and ploy—are key elements in strategic formation, reflecting different approaches to achieving organizational goals.

What are the ten approaches proposed by Henry Mintzberg for understanding strategy?

Explain the concept of the configuration school in strategic formation.

What is meant by the transformation process in the context of the configuration school?

How does the organization react to external environmental pressures according to the configuration school?

Discuss the importance of stability in the configuration process.

What role do managers play in sustaining organizational stability according to the configuration school?

What are the five PS as described by Mintzberg?