Abstract

The article discusses modern concepts and approaches to the strategic planning development and managers’ strategic thinking formation. Today the strategic thinking is considered as one of the most important and most demanded management competencies. However, there is still no understanding how managers can develop that competencies. The article proposes an integrative approach based on the use of competence, process and situational approaches. The article deals with a process model of the formation of managers’ strategic thinking skills based on the use of the concept of a business model, strategic analysis, and case study. The results obtained help to increase the managers’ training effectiveness and ensure its relevance to business practice. They can also be useful for practicing managers in conducting strategic sessions and strategic planning, as well as for professionals in the field of business education.

Highlights

  • For the transition of the Russian economy to an innovative trajectory of development, the knowledge economy requires managers with developed strategic thinking

  • The study showed the effectiveness of the business model as a conceptual and analytical tool for developing managers' strategic thinking skills

  • We have shown the implementation of the integrative approach to strategic process on the basis of the competent, situational and process approaches

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For the transition of the Russian economy to an innovative trajectory of development, the knowledge economy requires managers with developed strategic thinking. They should be able to solve problems that require creativity and innovation in the face of the complexity and uncertainty of the external environment. Strategic thinking is needed today at different levels of management, in different industries. Successful strategies do not arise on their own; they are generated and implemented by managers who are able to think strategically. There are at least 25% of jobs from the “knowledge” category in the employment structure in developed countries because they have already entered the knowledge economy. In Russia this indicator is not more than 17% [1]

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