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The concept of management strategy as a formal discipline is considered an achievement of comparatively recent years, but the military has had formalised theories on strategy for a long time. Von Clausewitz in 1818 described the principles of war in his book, ‘Vom Kriege’ and these principles still guide the teaching at military academies today. These principles are: the objective; simplicity; unity of command; the offensive; manoeuvre; mass; economy of force; surprise; and security. Business and industrial strategy might well use the same terms, modifying the fine print according to the situation.
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© 1988 Dimitris N. Chorafas
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Chorafas, D.N. (1988). Making a Strategic Plan. In: Membership of the Board of Directors. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10182-5_3
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