... declare no potential or financial conflict of interest. Strategy Corporate reputation Dynamic capability Implementation expectancy Leadership Generative-AI performance Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the service sector by altering how organizations approach customer...

... and manage the adoption process effectively. Design/methodology/approach The authors employed an integrative review of contemporary AI Readiness literature to synthesise existing theoretical perspectives into a six-dimensional AI Readiness Analytical Framework, including: Business Strategy, Resource...

... discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of […] ”. In the Walpolian view, the discoveries were not part of deliberate search strategies, but accidental things 'which they were not in quest of.’ Technological advancement will continue to accelerate requiring...

...-level strategies moderate the relationship between procurement capabilities and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach Using partial least squares structural equation modelling ( SEM ), mediation and moderation effects were tested for the key variables include supply management capability...

... fresh insights into the challenges faced by nonfamily leaders in family businesses and explores how they can adjust their strategies to effectively overcome these key obstacles. Additionally, the research provides a comprehensive framework with solutions to these barriers, which may be valuable...

..., satisfactory, good enough, or meet minimum requirements. Emergent models (e.g. Mintzberg’s 5P model, 1987) interpret strategy as an inferred pattern that stems from a stream of decisions made and actions taken over time by a leadership team that can only be understood in retrospect. Processual models...

...Yurii Umantsiv; Yuliia Biliavska; Oleksiy Osiyevskyy Purpose This study investigates the strategic dimensions of digital transformation in business, focusing on the development and implementation of a digital strategy. It explores the evolution of digital services, highlights key steps in digital...

...). Research indicates more strategically a founder is, more likely is to develop exit strategies that include the decision to sell when starting the company (Albert & DeTienne, 2016). Research also suggests that a significant proportion of strategic liquidations or planned acquisitions and takeovers...

... responsibility plays an important role in moderating the influence of DM on SME performance. Originality/value This finding suggests that entrepreneurs should carefully consider using digital technologies to create DM strategies. This result also encourages local policymakers to invest more in digital...

... their development and implementation of strategy. Social implications Boeing offers a cautionary tale-fatality, destruction of value, and erosion of employee well-being. Organizing this tale, as the article does, through both application of theory and extraction of lessons, moves the tale beyond frightening...

...Michael K. Allio Purpose VUCA times are pressuring senior executives more than ever to find pathways to growth, reinvention, and innovation. Strategy continues to be a primary tool in the toolkit, and yet execution is regularly rated as poor, and strategy is often misunderstood and misaligned...

... and strategic approach from HR leaders, emphasising the critical importance of aligning AI and automation strategies with overall business goals through strategic workforce planning. Developing an AI-literate and adaptable workforce is crucial for embracing AI-driven changes, necessitating the creation of new...

... planning, however, they are largely aligned as it relates to the formulation of strategy, the widest difference in the definitions is in the scope of the implementation activities. Originality/value The review contributes to the body of knowledge by providing (i) an understanding of strategic planning...

...Anne-Sophie Thelisson Purpose AI has a leading influence and impact on organizations’ strategies. Yet few studies address how AI tools can impact M&A negotiation and the takeover evaluation stages of firms. Through an in-depth case study, our work questions how such tools can help with key...

... entry barriers to enterprise optimization, transformative uses of generative AI can help greatly ameliorate technical debt and create a virtuous cycle of speed, agility and efficiency. Examples of operational transformation using generative AI are rapidly becoming more mature: Strategy...

...James Welch Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the interaction of strategy formulation with the intelligence variation of the Johari window. Formulating firm strategy with an understanding of these four knowledge-awareness areas can help a company understand their own strengths...

...Timothy J. Galpin Purpose The Oxford Strategy Insights Project was designed to assess the current approaches, aims, and focus of strategists across industries and geographies. Design/methodology/approach The project received input from 167 executives and managers across twenty-six industries...

...Rudolf Freytag Purpose The author presents a tried-and-tested strategy for how startups can systematically and efficiently negotiate partnerships with established companies. Design/methodology/approach The concept consists of three elements: strategic balance, stakeholder alignment...

... enable the people in an organization. strategy organizational change information systems global transformation IT-enabled change Fixed Graphic Most books about implementing IT-enabled change suggest this recipe: Start by analytically assessing the situation...

... for managing strategic change. Strategy Strategic change Executive Vision In 2005, S Group – an international, multi-format, multi-industry, grocery retailer and service provider of Finnish origin, formed in 1904 as a network of customer cooperatives – was facing a strategic turning point. Like...