Purpose

The literature on the past triggering learning in strategy practice is scant. To fill this gap, this study aims to examine the meaning of the past to learning in strategy practice and expands on the strategy-as-practice (SAP) literature. Understanding the relationship between the past and learning in strategy practice is important because learning is what keeps strategy practice in motion and remains in place, even if organizations and strategy practitioners change.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors used a longitudinal case study design combined with historical methods to examine how the past is embedded in present strategy practice. To capture learning in strategy practice over time, the authors applied a four-stage methodology in our analysis of document and interview data.

Findings

The authors identified four dimensions of the past embedded in the present strategy practice. These dimensions emerged from the analysis of the interviews and document data. The study’s results showed that the past appears in structures and routines, materiality, positioning and reflecting over repeated rounds of strategic planning. According to the study’s results, reflecting on strategy practice draws on past structures and routines, positioning and materiality. The past facilitates reflecting and reflecting on the past enables learning in strategy practice.

Originality/value

The authors constructed a conceptual model and showed that in strategy practice, reflection triggers learning. The authors contributed to theory development by demonstrating how the past is embedded in present strategy practice and is available for use by strategy practitioners. The authors showed that strategy practice is a continuous learning process.

中文翻译：

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反思过去——促进战略实践学习的关键？

目的

关于过去触发策略实践学习的文献很少。为了填补这一空白，本研究旨在检验过去对战略实践学习的意义，并扩展战略实践 (SAP) 文献。了解过去与战略实践中的学习之间的关系很重要，因为学习是使战略实践保持运转并保持不变的原因，即使组织和战略从业者发生变化也是如此。

设计/方法/途径

作者使用纵向案例研究设计结合历史方法来检验过去如何融入当前战略实践。为了随着时间的推移捕捉策略实践中的学习，作者在我们对文档和访谈数据的分析中应用了四阶段方法。

发现

作者确定了当前战略实践中嵌入的过去的四个维度。这些维度来自对访谈和文件数据的分析。该研究的结果表明，过去出现在结构和例程、重要性、定位和反思重复多轮的战略规划中。根据研究结果，对战略实践的反思借鉴了过去的结构和惯例、定位和重要性。过去有助于反思，反思过去有助于在战略实践中学习。

原创性/价值

作者构建了一个概念模型，并表明在策略实践中，反思会触发学习。作者通过展示过去如何嵌入当前战略实践并可供战略从业者使用，为理论发展做出了贡献。作者表明，策略实践是一个持续学习的过程。