...Lilia Patricia López-Vázquez; Lucía Rodríguez-Aceves; Marcia Lorena Rodríguez-Aldana Purpose This study examines the direct effect of conscious leadership on organizational culture in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tests whether higher purpose mediates this relationship, thereby...

...Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos; Katerina Gotzamani; Fotios Vouzas Purpose The main purpose of this study is to investigate the role of organizational culture in creating a supportive environment for business model innovation (BMI) by focusing on the mediating role of strategic flexibility...

... of transactional leadership and transformational leadership and organizational culture on the adoption of strategic orientation. In addition, the authors developed six propositions. Findings Organizations that have a prospector orientation tend to focus on creativity and innovation. Organizations that have...

...Radoslaw Nowak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether employees' understanding of their organization's strategic objectives could be used by business organizations to develop a desired type of organizational culture that will improve business performance. Design/methodology...

... of Bangladeshi service organizations. Organizational culture Bangladesh Organizational commitment Organizational commitment has become one of the major studied topics over the last few decades in organizational settings because of its links with various organizational outcomes such as turnover...

... The study fills a gap in the literature regarding specific ways in which organizational culture may impact strategic thinking in others. The study also provides a model for scholar‐practitioner inquiry, exemplifying practitioner involvement in methodology development and the interpretation of findings...

... Strategic decision making Individual values and beliefs Organizational culture Competencies Psychometric‐objectivist model Strategic management Over the last three decades, there has been considerable theoretical and empirical work, from both the psychological and management disciplines...

... such as the HBS Body Shop International can stimulate the debate and fuel the process of theory building through the amalgamation of diversified old and new perspectives of the same phenomenon. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Configuration management Entrepreneurialism Organizational...

...‐literatures). Findings Describes how organizational culture can be part of strategizing in terms of aligning cultural expressions regarding various employees' practices, including continuous organizational improvement. Analyzes and integrates various extant culture insights on service cultures and culture...