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In this case its managers can exploit the logical structure of this learning process to expand in an optimal manner. The sequence of industries into which the firm diversifies and the sequence of the countries in which it invests represent a rational dynamic strategy of growth. Similarly, strategic divestment in response to competition may also be seen as a consequence of a rational dynamic strategy. In a volatile environment a rational firm will anticipate the possibility of competition by investing in a manner that takes subsequent divestment options into account.
It is no longer the case that a national subsidiary has to respond to shocks originating in its national market alone. The shocks come from new sources of import competition and new competitive threats in export markets too. While most shocks reveal themselves to firms as competitive threats, new opportunities for cooperation may sometimes be presented as well. The awareness of this sustained increase in volatility has led to a search for more flexible forms of organization. Increased volatility is not the only reason for greater interest in flexibility.
These techniques include forgetting transitory information about past conditions which are unlikely to recur. But while ‘unlearning’ or ‘forgetting’ is important, it is often difficult to do. The difficulty of ‘unlearning’ helps to explain why so many ‘downsizing’ and ‘delayering’ exercises have identified middle-aged middle managers as targets for redundancy or early retirement. Such people are believed to find it too hard to forget. The ‘knowledge’ they acquired as junior managers was very relevant during the ‘golden age’, but has since become obsolete.