Strategy Is Destiny: How Strategy-Making Shapes a Company's Future

Andrew S. Grove · first published 2002 · ISBN 9780743226035

Grove and Stanford professor Robert Burgelman collaborate to examine how strategy emerges not just from top-down planning but from the cumulative decisions of middle managers navigating market pressures. Using Intel's history as a primary case study, they show strategy as a dynamic process shaped by internal politics, resource allocation, and competitive forces. The book introduces a framework for understanding how strategic direction actually gets set in complex organizations.