Select a minimum of three of the schools of strategy identified by Mintzberg et al (1998), undertake a comprehensive critical analysis of their underlying assumptions, perspectives and paradigmatic stance

... "Select a minimum of three of the schools of strategy identified by Mintzberg et al (1998), undertake a comprehensive critical analysis of their underlying assumptions, perspectives and paradigmatic stance" Every business is different and as such believes in and strives for different things. It is impossible for every single business to operate using a completely unique business strategy. Instead, the majority adopt the ten business strategies identified by Mintzberg, Ahlstrand and Lampel. The extent to which these are adopted varies and relies greatly on the managers of the business. In some cases managers may adopt one strategy completely whilst in others a combination of two or more may seem more appropriate. The different schools can be classified as either being prescriptive or descriptive. The design, planning and positioning schools all fall under the prescriptive category whilst the entrepreneurial, cognitive, learning, power, cultural, environmental and configuration schools are all described as descriptive

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