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There are ways of dealing with these layers of complexity. One is to avoid the<br />

problem of str<strong>at</strong>egy altogether by running the business on an ad hoc basis. This can<br />

work as long as the things the firm is doing continue to be relevant to the markets it<br />

oper<strong>at</strong>es within. Sadly, recent history is littered with examples of firms th<strong>at</strong> were market<br />

leaders in the 1980s, but which have hit the rocks in the 1990s.<br />

Goal of study. Many firms try to deal with an uncertain future through planning<br />

systems. At the simpler end of the spectrum, these are merely extended budgeting<br />

processes, and <strong>at</strong> the more elabor<strong>at</strong>e end they are characterized by extensive phases of<br />

analysis, option gener<strong>at</strong>ion and evalu<strong>at</strong>ion, leading through to detailed implement<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

planning. And many senior executives would recognize them as a corpor<strong>at</strong>e ritual,<br />

largely driven by unrealistic performance targets, and which rarely feed through to<br />

implement<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, this experience of planning has many executives’ opinions about<br />

str<strong>at</strong>egy. This research is about str<strong>at</strong>egy, not planning. It is designed to help managers<br />

who are seriously trying to deb<strong>at</strong>e their firm’s str<strong>at</strong>egy. The emphasis is on trying to<br />

answer some fundamental questions about the firm’s future direction. And in addressing<br />

these questions, some analytical techniques and frameworks are explained. The stress,<br />

however, is clearly on the quality of the str<strong>at</strong>egy deb<strong>at</strong>e by the spurious accuracy th<strong>at</strong><br />

only spreadsheet projections can provide.<br />

Once a shared understanding about these questions has been arrived <strong>at</strong>, then<br />

more detailed action planning can take place to try to turn the board intentions into<br />

understandable tasks th<strong>at</strong> need to be tackled today. Clearly, <strong>at</strong> this point in the<br />

development of str<strong>at</strong>egy, targets and budgets will need to be set to help in the<br />

implement<strong>at</strong>ion of the str<strong>at</strong>egy.<br />

Theoretical and methodological base of study is the opinion and researches of<br />

researchers devoted to issue.<br />

Scientific and practical significance of the research. This research can be used by<br />

researchers, managers and government.<br />

St<strong>at</strong>istical base is d<strong>at</strong>a of St<strong>at</strong>istical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic.<br />

Object of study is the process of Str<strong>at</strong>egic Management on micro- and<br />

mesoeconomic level.<br />

Findings are the following:<br />

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