Article for strategy,

[musicgold]

Hi,

Is an article required before ‘strategy’ in the following sentence, and why?
On one hand I feel like the second instance of 'strategy' is referring to the first one, on the other hand I feel it sounds better without an article.


The company has embarked on a strategy of becoming a global player… This shift in strategy is likely…

Thanks,

MG.

[SoothingDave]

It's correct the way it is written.

[5jj]

The company has embarked on a strategy of becoming a global player… This shift in strategy is likely…MG.

It's a shift in strategy in general, not just this particular strategy. No article is needed.