Pavlov, AndreyBowman, CliffNelson, Wayne Brooke2024-04-112024-04-112021-12https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/21184Bowman, Cliff - Associate SupervisorThis study employed the critical incident technique to examine how strategic intent shaped the behaviours and beliefs of senior managers in a medical technology company undergoing change. Using this evidence, I contribute a model of the organizational effects of strategic intent, which shows how strategic intent is realized in organizations. In doing so, I also contribute a foundational definition of strategic intent, grounded in the literature employing the concept, but also informed by Action Philosophy. Together, these elements form a common basic theory of strategic intent that brings clarity and coherence to the disparate but related conversations about strategic intent in the literature. Finally, I revisit and add nuance to the resource allocation process and strategic renewal literatures.en-UK© Cranfield University, 2021. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holder.Strategic intentstrategic changestrategic renewalresource allocation processcritical incident techniqueThesis or dissertation