POWELL, Thomas C <br/><br/>
The philosophy of strategy 

 -  2002 
<br/><br/> The recent increase in philosophy of science articles in strategic managment reflects researchers' rising concerns with understanding and securing the field's intellectual foundations. This article argues for a proactive approach to the philosophy of strategy, and for the rejection of conventional, `off-the-shelf' philosophies that neither contemplated nor can assimilate, the epistemological messiness and action-connectedness of strategic management. The article responds to Rodolphe Durand's critique, revisits the logic of competitive advantage, and makes the case for a pragmatist philosophy of strategy 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Filosofia<br/>Logística<br/>Vantagem Competitiva <br/>Pragmatismo