<Ol> <Li> Linear strategy: A planned determination of goals, initiatives, and allocation of resources, along the lines of the Chandler definition above . This is most consistent with strategic planning approaches and may have a long planning horizon . The strategist "deals with" the environment but it is not the central concern . </Li> <Li> Adaptive strategy: In this model, the organization's goals and activities are primarily concerned with adaptation to the environment, analogous to a biological organism . The need for continuous adaption reduces or eliminates the planning window . There is more focus on means (resource mobilization to address the environment) rather than ends (goals). Strategy is less centralized than in the linear model . </Li> <Li> Interpretive strategy: A more recent and less developed model than the linear and adaptive models, interpretive strategy is concerned with "orienting metaphors constructed for the purpose of conceptualizing and guiding individual attitudes or organizational participants ." The aim of interpretive strategy is legitimacy or credibility in the mind of stakeholders . It places emphasis on symbols and language to influence the minds of customers, rather than the physical product of the organization . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Linear strategy: A planned determination of goals, initiatives, and allocation of resources, along the lines of the Chandler definition above . This is most consistent with strategic planning approaches and may have a long planning horizon . The strategist "deals with" the environment but it is not the central concern . </Li> <Li> Adaptive strategy: In this model, the organization's goals and activities are primarily concerned with adaptation to the environment, analogous to a biological organism . The need for continuous adaption reduces or eliminates the planning window . There is more focus on means (resource mobilization to address the environment) rather than ends (goals). Strategy is less centralized than in the linear model . </Li> <Li> Interpretive strategy: A more recent and less developed model than the linear and adaptive models, interpretive strategy is concerned with "orienting metaphors constructed for the purpose of conceptualizing and guiding individual attitudes or organizational participants ." The aim of interpretive strategy is legitimacy or credibility in the mind of stakeholders . It places emphasis on symbols and language to influence the minds of customers, rather than the physical product of the organization . </Li>

Define the term strategic management . what are the types of strategies