Gerry Johnson, BA, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Lancaster University School of Management. He has also taught at Strathclyde Business School, Cranfield School of Management, Manchester Business School and Aston University. He is the author of numerous books and his research has been published in many of the world’s foremost management journals. He is also a partner in the consultancy partnership Strategy Explorers (see www.strategyexplorers.com), where he works on issues of strategy development and strategic change.

Richard Whittington, MA, MBA, PhD, is Professor of Strategic Management at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is author or co-author of nine books and is Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal. He has had full or visiting positions at the Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, Imperial College London, the University of Toulouse and the University of Warwick. He is a partner in Strategy Explorers and active in executive education and consulting. His current research focuses on strategy practice.

Kevan Scholes, MA, PhD, DMS, CIMgt, FRSA, is Principal Partner of Scholes Associates, specialising in stra- tegic management. He is also Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management and formerly Director of the Sheffield Business School. He has extensive experience of teaching strategy internationally as well as working in the private and public sector. He is a Companion of The Chartered Management Institute.

Duncan Angwin, MA, MPhil, MBA, PhD, is Professor of Strategy at Oxford Brookes University. He is author of six books and over 40 journal articles and serves on several editorial boards. He sits on the advisory board of the M&A research centre, Cass Business School, London and on the Academic Council of ENPC Paris. He is active internationally in executive education and consulting, His current research focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategy practice and international management.

Patrick Regnér, BSc, MSc, PhD, is Professor of Strategic Management at Stockholm School of Economics. He has published numerous articles in leading academic journals in the US and Europe and he serves on several editorial boards. He has extensive experience of teaching strategy internationally on all academic levels. He is a Senior Advisor at a strategy advisory firm and conducts executive training and consulting with leading organisations worldwide. His research interests are in strategy creation and change and international management.