Successful Transformation: Strategic Evolution Management for Competitive Advantage

Abstract

Manufacturing enterprises in eight European countries anticipate accelerating performance improvements in business processes, together with balancing problems and huge integration needs in information systems development. Evolution management practices differ according to national culture. In Finnish companies, a new successful mode of strategic evolution management has been identified, that builds on empowerment, innovation and systematic learning. In contrast to traditional strategic planning, the results are better competitive performance, IT-integrated business processes, less resistance to change, and a stepwise manageable development.