TY - JOUR AU - Cox, Marcus AU - Daspit, Josh AU - McLaughlin, Erin AU - Jones III, Raymond PY - 2012/03/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Strategic Management: Is It An Academic Discipline? JF - Journal of Business Strategies JA - J Bus Strategies VL - 29 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.54155/jbs.29.1.25-42 UR - https://jbs-ojs-shsu.tdl.org/jbs/article/view/93 SP - 25-42 AB - <p>This paper seeks to address the question of whether strategic management<br>is an academic discipline, as critics have argued it is not. We offer a synthesized<br>definition of strategic management and assess whether strategic management is an<br>academic discipline by utilizing the framework established by Biglan (1973). This<br>framework requires disciplines to have a unifying paradigm(s) as well as practical<br>application of its theories. After analysis, we conclude that strategic management<br>meets Biglan’s (1973) requirements and should be considered an academic discipline.<br>In closing, we consider the future direction of strategic management research<br>and new research methods.</p> ER -