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.
Early Life. Statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon was born in London on January 22, 1561. His father, Sir Nicolas Bacon, was Lord Keeper of the Seal. His mother, Lady Anne Cooke Bacon, was his father's second wife and daughter to Sir Anthony Cooke, a humanist who was Edward VI's tutor.