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.
Francesco Guicciardini. Francesco Guicciardini (Italian: [franËtÊesko É¡wittÊarËdiËni]; 6 March 1483 â 22 May 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of NiccolÃ² Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance.