... scorecard (BSC) is used as a tool for SOIP by a large number of organisations. This study examines how firms adopt SOIP using the BSC and explores the link between this adoption and performance. Design/methodology/approach A two-stage approach of content and cluster analyses is used and is based...

...Maria João Guedes Purpose Building on the premise that top managers' characteristics affect firm outcomes, the study aims to examine whether the impostor feelings of top managers are associated with firm performance. Design/methodology/approach This study uses survey and regression estimation...

...Marc Eulerich; Anna Eulerich; Benjamin Fligge Purpose This study examines the strategy–performance relationship within publicly traded German firms. Strategic management literature provides several strategic frameworks that offer guidance on promising strategies. However, given major changes...

...Samuel Yaw Akomea; Ahmed Agyapong; Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo; Simms Mensah Kyei Purpose This paper sought to investigate the conditional indirect relationship between managerial capabilities (MCs) and performance amongst small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the sub-Saharan African economy...

...Ahmed Agyapong; Patience Dakora Maaledidong; Henry Kofi Mensah Purpose Despite the burgeoning stream of research on the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior (EB) and performance, the linkage between entrepreneurial behaviour, international mindset and performance is still underexplored...

... organizations seeking to deliver improved performance. This paper attempts to determine the strategic competences of a National Health Service (NHS) unit for better organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach Based on the qualitative analysis of empirical evidence collected in a UK based NHS...

...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...

... impact financial and non-financial performance in firms in the United Kingdom. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered online to 215 practicing managers in the UK. Measures for competitive strategy (i.e. cost leadership and differentiation), NMS, strategic capabilities, market...

...Svante Schriber; David R. King; Florian Bauer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop the role of integration flexibility as a mediator of acquisition performance and demonstrate how this capability varies across firms. Design/methodology/approach The study develops a conceptual...

... a theoretical model of knowledge and performance in the M&A process. Design/methodology/approach Theory, model and case analysis. Findings The literature review led us to distinguish between three main categories of knowledge along the different stages of the M&A process: acquired knowledge...

...Jamil Anwar; SAF Hasnu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategy-performance relationship in a multi-industry setting for joint stock firms operating in Pakistan using Miles and Snow typology. The impact of firm size and industry on performance along with strategy is also...

...Irene Kilubi Purpose – Strategic technology partnering (STP) is considered to be significant for the access to novel technologies that are unknown to organisations. However, the performance heterogeneities within organisations can be explained by STP capabilities. Hence, the purpose of this paper...

...Scott L. Newbert Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate why greater attention to performance measurement is so essential to assessing the meaningfulness and usefulness of the knowledge gained from empirical tests of the resource-based view (RBV). Design/methodology/approach...

... of structural holes, but research on the network members’ performance is nonetheless inconclusive. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the concept of resource idiosyncrasy can explain the mixed findings. Firm idiosyncratic resources are not easily generalizable across enterprises. Design/methodology...

... is positively reinforced if the firm operates in a growing market. The relationship between the firm's customer responsiveness attention and its financial performance is positively reinforced if the firm operates in a growing market. Practical implications The industrial firm may find an efficient customer...