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.
Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1561 at York House near the Strand in London. He was born to Sir Nicholas Bacon and his second wife Anne (Cooke) Bacon. His mother was the daughter of great humanist Anthony Cooke.