Purpose

The confusion over what counts as “strategic” is widely acknowledged to be a problem for both research and practice. The paper aims to develop a robust definition of “strategic decisions” and a classifying tool that distinguishes them from grand tactical, tactical, and other organizational decisions.

Design/methodology/approach

An extensive literature review focused on the leading journals is carried out. Articles having “strategic decision” in the abstract are retrieved from EBSCO Host and ProQuest One Academic databases. Definitions of “strategic decisions” are critically assessed and classified to form the trigger and basis of the development of new definition.

Findings

The literature review identifies five approaches by which strategic decisions are defined, and their limitations are exposed. The proposed definitions of “strategic,” grand tactical, and tactical decisions, and the novel classification tree, used to distinguish those decisions, are shown to be more accurate and robust than those previously offered in the literature.

Originality/value

New definitions of “strategic,” grand tactical, and tactical decisions are offered; and a new classifying tool is developed.

中文翻译：

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战略及其战略意义：重新定义战略、运营和战术决策

目的

人们普遍认为，对什么是“战略”的混淆是研究和实践的一个问题。本文旨在为“战略决策”制定一个稳健的定义，并建立一个分类工具，将它们与大战术、战术和其他组织决策区分开来。

设计/方法/方法

对主要期刊进行了广泛的文献综述。摘要中包含“战略决策”的文章是从 EBSCO Host 和 ProQuest One Academic 数据库中检索到的。“战略决策”的定义经过严格评估和分类，以形成新定义发展的触发器和基础。

发现

文献综述确定了五种定义战略决策的方法，并暴露了它们的局限性。“战略”、大战术和战术决策的拟议定义，以及用于区分这些决策的新分类树，被证明比以前在文献中提供的更准确和稳健。

原创性/价值

提供了“战略”、大战术和战术决策的新定义；并开发了一种新的分类工具。