... and economic entities (Aduba and Asgari, 2022 ; Troise and Camilleri, 2021 ; Peter et al., 2020). At this regard, banking institutions have been hit by the rapid phenomenon of digital transformation, which has changed banks’ business strategies, their organizational structures’ efficacy (Li et...

...Kristján Vigfússon; Lára Jóhannsdóttir; Snjólfur Ólafsson; Mehmet Ali Köseoğlu Purpose This study focuses on the key success factors (KSFs) for strategy implementation in the fisheries industry in Iceland identified by chief executive officers within the industry. The purpose is to provide...

...Azaddin Salem Khalifa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contest Mintzberg's influential “five Ps for strategy”. It exposes the negative side effect of these “five Ps” and urges a rethinking of the concept of strategy. It also points to an alternative direction for further research building...

...Pat Auger; Timothy M. Devinney; Grahame Dowling Purpose One of the hallmarks of strategizing is having a clearly articulated vision and mission for the organization. It has been suggested that this provides a compass bearing for the organization's strategy, helps in motivation, commitment...

... speeds (Mann, 2021 ; Nadkarmi and Narayanan, 2007). COVID-19 or C-19 Organizational learning Leadership Sustainability Transformation Sustilience Climate change Strategy This paper is intended to help stimulate further discussion and analysis of questions which have been raised...

... there are numerous definitions of strategy, at its core and for purposes of this article, strategy is the construct that harmonizes an organization with its environment, with the intent of achieving an explicit purpose. In the context of a societal disruption the environment in which firms operate is probably...

... classifying tool is developed. Azaddin Salem Khalifa can be contacted at: azaddin@sharjah.ac.ae 28 12 2020 13 02 2021 13 03 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Strategy Strategic management Strategic decisions...

... three strategic orientations and firm performance, and not concentrating solely on the simultaneous use of these strategies as is commonly done. As regards the accomplishment of all these tasks, firms have to absorb knowledge from the environment and gain learning that satisfies needs (Slater...

...Azaddin Salem Khalifa Purpose To unravel three strategy-related concepts, frequently confused as one, by introducing the new concept of nonstrategy and proposing a novel threefold classification of strategy, nonstrategy and no strategy. Design/methodology/approach Building on some key...

... as the disruption “noise level” can lead to unhealthy collective thinking and bad business decision-making. Some rigour is required. To craft winning strategies, executives should take a more evidence-based approach for managing disruption. Findings The authors’ failed to find evidence of any correlation...

...Antonio Lopo Martinez; Bruno Afonso Ferreira Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationships between company business strategy type and tax aggressiveness for companies listed on the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange. Design/methodology/approach Following the concepts of Miles...

... that coopetition demonstrates multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary characteristics. Subfields of the coopetition field were identified based on the components of coopetition, which are relation, process and strategy. The component dealing with relationship management and innovation as strategy become prominent...

...Amarjeev Kaul Purpose Appreciation of the utility of strategy and the vitality of the culture in an organization can realize the development of a new culture-centric strategic business model (SBM). Culture beats, eats or trumps strategy is a legitimate and powerful argument often thrown to the air...

...Kent Thorén; Martin Vendel Purpose Backcasting helps managers involve and align the organization throughout a strategy process. Its core idea is creating a logical path from a depicted future back to the present, to share, analyze and manage strategic challenges. Still its use in strategic...

... and managements’ involvement in organisational strategy impact on a corporation’s success or failure. Practical implications The findings reveal that non-financial factors occur prior to financial ratios when attempting to predict organisational success or failure and the IMM approach enables a more thorough...

...Steven Cavaleri; Kareem Shabana Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide both theorists and practitioners with a conceptual framework that links sustainability strategies more closely with Porter’s generic strategies. The intent of this approach is to establish sustainability, fundamentally...

... and McGahan (2010) BMI takes place when a firm adopts a novel approach to commercialize its assets Richter (2013) BMI means the development of new organizational forms for the creation, delivery, and capture value Some scholars consider BMI as a part of the strategy lexicon, while others...

...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...

..., the paper’s findings provide a lens to consider contradictory strategies simultaneously which is crucial for managing complex business models. Scholars have widely acknowledged that business model innovation is key to sustained competitive advantage and firm performance (Chesbrough and Rosenbloom, 2002...

... to accomplish innovations. Originality/value – The paper contributes to literature on company strategies in emerging sectors with its specific focus on innovation strategies, and how a company balances ways of interacting based on an ambiguous environment. To Asian management research, contributions...