### 10 Schools of Strategy 1. **Design School** – Strategy as a deliberate, rational planning process. 2. **Planning School** – Formal step-by-step strategic planning systems. 3. **Positioning School** – Strategy as competitive positioning (e.g., Porter’s Five Forces). 4. **Entrepreneurial School** – Visionary leadership driving strategy. 5. **Cognitive School** – Strategy shaped by mental processes and perceptions. 6. **Learning School** – Strategy emerges through experimentation and adaptation. 7. **Power School** – Strategy as negotiation and power dynamics. 8. **Cultural School** – Strategy influenced by organizational culture. 9. **Environmental School** – Strategy as a response to external forces. 10. **Configuration School** – Strategy as transformation and organizational states.