Framework on strategic competence performance – a case study of a UK NHS organization Available to Purchase

Chris Darling (BSc (Hons) - economics and politics, MBA (Distinction), ILM level 7 executive coach) is an Assistant Director of a health unit NHS organisation in the UK. Chris has worked for the NHS for the past 15 years in a number of different NHS organisations in the UK including provider NHS trusts, commissioning organisations, and integrated healthcare provider/commissioner organisations. His NHS experience has included a variety of senior roles and different disciplines including operational management, strategic planning, transformation, and corporate governance. He has led transformational change programmes working with NHS and local authority executives to achieve strategic change.

Krishna Venkitachalam (PhD, University of Melbourne) is a Professor of Strategy at the Estonian Business School (EBS), Tallinn, Estonia. He previously held positions at Stockholm University, Sweden, Cardiff University, UK and La Trobe University, Australia. His research is in areas such as strategy and knowledge management, KM dynamics, tacit knowledge and knowledge processes in organizations. His article on strategic alignment in the Journal of Knowledge Management won the Emerald Literati Award in 2014. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Strategy and Management (JSMA), Emerald Publishing, UK and a Regional Editor (Europe) of the International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies (IJKMS), Inderscience Publishers, Switzerland. Details of his publications can be found at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DXfdA0YAAAAJ&hl=en.