... by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Flexibility Spain Productivity Work schedules Four-day working week The four...

... the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Flexibility Strategic autonomy Governance traps In the business world autonomy contributes...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper provided the framework for how organizational mindfulness can be used to overcome inertia, and allow businesses to develop flexibility. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time...

... only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Performance Flexibility Adaptability Organization modularity Flexibility...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that dynamic capabilities can improve aspects such as resilience and flexibility which are critical for business success, especially for startups. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours...

... and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Supply chain Visibility Flexibility...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper investigated and confirmed that participation and flexibility especially within the strategic planning process can help organizations to be more innovative. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours...

... employees could not physically be present in the workspace. This forced organizations to be innovative and more flexible with their workforce and it led to the rise of many businesses coming to the realization that they could function even without having employees present in the office buildings. Even...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Robustness Risk management Flexibility Resilience Agility Supply chain disruption The global nature of contemporary supply chains renders them more complex and vulnerable given the unpredictability of the operating environment. Volatile...

... narratives rather than fixed strategic plans to provide some flexibility for managers to adapt to unforeseen events and still achieve the desired goals. The belief is that managers who are trying to meet goals set by executives would trust an ambiguous narrative of promise rather than a plan to achieve...

... venture performance will be stronger when political ties are high than when they are low – this is confirmed. Lin et al. (2017) divide management control into two types – strategic control and operational control – and considers venture performance along the organizational flexibility...

... in this study: the vital role of the CEO in strategic planning has been proven, and planning flexibility in the strategic planning process has been identified, among other related findings. Practical Implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some...

... occurred in 2013. This trend is expected to continue as companies strive to be more competitive on a global scale. Service-oriented firms are not the only ones to benefit from supply chain flexibility strategies. Apple and Dell are both wildly successful and are considered highly flexible firms. One...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Strategic management Flexibility Uncertainty management Environmental uncertainty Volatility Strategic decision-making There is a phenomenon that courses through the modern-day business that can be hard for many academics to fathom, namely, the penchant jumping...

... those in the top job stay alert to unstable, dynamic environmental conditions? How do they gain the knowledge and expertise they need to act nimbly in the best interests of their organization? How do they ensure their firms embrace strategic flexibility and what is their role in fostering...

... Flexibility Adaptability Strategic planning Organizational planning It would be very difficult to find a company CEO or a department manager who did not acknowledge the need for strategic planning when making major decisions about company policies or when contemplating large‐scale directional...

.../value The paper provides an easily accessible summary of relevant business concepts and presents them in a fresh way © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Flexibility Globalization Innovation networks Managing innovation Disruptive innovators In the modern era we...

.... McGregor discusses the need for leaders to practice transparent communication, develop their flexibility and take an informed approach to outsourcing. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Scott McGregor is President and CEO of Philips Semiconductors, one of the five divisions of Royal Philips...

... player, Palm Computing (now Palm Inc.) to get the better of Microsoft for five years. Palm achieved this through intuitive use of what David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak call a judo strategy: preventing opponents from playing to their full strengths. Organizational change Flexibility Effectiveness...