In other words, structure shapes strategy. This âstructuralistâ approach, which has its roots in the structure-conduct-performance paradigm of industrial organization economics1, has dominated the practice of strategy for the past 30 years.
For the 20th-century painter, see Francis Bacon (artist). For other people, see Francis Bacon (disambiguation). Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, PC KC (/ËbeÉªkÉn/; 22 January 1561 â 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England.
Francis Bacon was born in London on Jan. 22, 1561. The youngest of three sons born to Sir Nicolas Bacon and Lady Anne Cooke Bacon, Francis attended Trinity College when he was 11 years old and completed his course of study in 1575. He struggled financially for a number of years, and during this time, his father passed away.