Does the competitive orientation really lead to emphasis on different internal capabilities?

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1075-1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Tsang Chen ◽  
Ronaldo Gomes Dultra-de-Lima ◽  
João Mário Csillag ◽  
José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Capabilities ◽  
Systematic Strategy ◽  
Competitive Priority ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Perceptual Scale

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if the organization competitive orientation can really make firms emphasize different internal capability. This paper aims to revisit and extend the study proposed by Fleury and Fleury (2003). Design/methodology/approach – The survey instrument was employed to collect the sample composed by 163 companies from different sectors of Brazilian market. Additionally, several statistic techniques were applied such as cluster analysis, ANOVA test and hierarchical regression analysis to investigate the phenomenon. Findings – It was observed that three possible clusters can be built based on cumulative capabilities perspective and the Operation oriented group has no emphasis on production, logistic nether R & D capability, while other two clusters have a distinctive attentions on their internal capabilities. Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this research lies in using perceptual scale for performance and few constructs with one item for measuring. On the other hand, this research has revisited the taxonomy topic based on cumulative capability perspective and discussed the trade-off concepts assumed in past studies. Practical implications – This study has demonstrated the absence of systematic strategy implementation of those that are considered Operational oriented. Additionally, the authors have demonstrated that market share and customer satisfaction performance are impacted by different competitive priority as well as internal capability. Originality/value – The authors reviewed the work proposed by Fleury and Fleury (2003), and went further in proposing a taxonomy complementation suggested by them. Additionally the authors discussed the assumptions of the taxonomies that have been adopted up today and explored this issue using cumulative capabilities concept. This work is based on competitive orientations, internal capability and cumulative capabilities suggested by seminar papers.

Firm CSR implementation and societal moral degradation

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Li ◽  
Qinqin Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Transition Economy ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to examine how firms respond to societal moral degradation in a transition economy from the corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective.Design/methodology/approachBased on a survey of 302 firms operating in China and using hierarchical regression, this study explores the effect of societal moral degradation on firm CSR implementation.FindingsThe study finds that the amount of CSR performed by firms in a transition market will reduce when they face increased moral degradation in the business field. The authors also find that CSR philanthropy is more significantly deterred by societal moral degradation than CSR sustainability.Practical implicationsThese findings reveal that firms conducting CSR initiatives need to strategically consider the great influence of environment. Meanwhile, strategic CSR decisions should be fully aware of the different characters of different CSR forms.Originality/valueThis paper draws on the strategic choice theory and contributes to understanding of the influence of specific environmental factors in transition economies on CSR implementation. Based on two main categories of CSR, this study develops a framework that explores how firms choose different CSR forms when they encounter severe moral degradation in business sector.

Avoiding the strategy execution pitfalls

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Dilemmas do not signal that a strategy is flawed or that leadership is failing. Rather, they are part and parcel of the strategy implementation process. They present consequential choices that need to be understood and addressed. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives 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.

Market orientation and women-owned SMEs performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amir Rashid ◽  
Masood Nawaz Kalyar ◽  
Imran Shafique
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis research aims to investigate the contingent effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic decision responsiveness (SDR) on the link of market orientation (MO) and performance of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 909 WSMEs of Punjab province Pakistan through survey questionnaire. Hierarchical regression is employed to perform the analysis.FindingsResults reveal that although higher-level dimensions of MO directly affect the WSMEs performance, however this linkage becomes stronger under SDR and higher-level dimensions of EO.Practical implicationsManagers should emphasis on the demonstration of EO's dimensions and SDR to utilize the full potential of MO to promote WSMEs performance.Originality/valueTo study the contingent effect of SDR and EO's dimensions in the MO–WSMEs performance nexus is the novelty of this study.

Unblocking strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Casting aside the well-worn mantras about failure in management circles – “Fail to prepare and prepare to fail,”, etc. – and then when reading about management techniques or strategy, there is often a focus on what managers SHOULD do are actions they MUST take, rather than any highlighting of what NOT to do in a given situation. Management case studies do include failures sometimes, with estimated failures of strategy implementation of up to 70 per cent, a large proportion of those ever see the light of day. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives 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.

Determinants of innovative behavior of employees: evidence from Spanish firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 606-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Teresa Ortega-Egea ◽  
Antonia Ruiz Moreno ◽  
M. Carmen Haro Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the presence of communication and knowledge flows influences the creation of a work context that supports innovation, and how this relationship is moderated by labor externalization. Design/methodology/approach – To study these relationships, the authors use a sample of 249 workers from five organizations. The different hypotheses proposed are contrasted using hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – The results obtained show the authors that, when communication flows exist, workers’ orientation to innovation is greater; likewise, knowledge transfer influences workers’ innovative attitude positively. However, the results are different when externalization of workers acts as a moderating variable. Practical implications – The firm's management should make decisions and foster the production of information flows between employees, as the results obtained indicate that communication and knowledge transfer encourage employee attitudes and behavior favorable to innovation. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study is to provide new empirical evidence on the influence of communication and knowledge flows on workers’ orientation to innovation. The authors also analyze how these relationships are affected by the presence of externalization. The evidence obtained in this study permits to deduce what actions foster or inhibit organizations in creating a work context that supports innovation and thus encourages the generation of innovation.

How to offer mobile targeting promotion under asymmetry

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-303
Author(s):  
Qin Wan ◽  
Jing Zhu ◽  
Huijing Li ◽  
Lili Wang
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Price Competition ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equilibrium Prices ◽  
Mobile Accessibility ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Based on consumers’ geographic real-time locations, firms can utilize mobile targeting promotion (MTP) to target consumers through some applications embedded in mobile device. This paper aims to focus on two competing firms about how to make MTP strategies under asymmetric mobile accessibilities, i.e. the proportions of consumers who can be targeted by firms through apps are different. Design/methodology/approach This paper develops a game model for two competing firms. Aiming to maximizing profit, firms should consider how to utilize MTP strategies to trade off the benefit (expand market share) and the cost (intensive price competition). Findings The optimal MTP strategies and equilibrium prices have been presented under different scenarios. This paper verifies that asymmetry can make the firm with high mobile accessibility obtain extra profits. Furthermore, when unit targeting cost is relatively low, profit of the firm with low mobile accessibility increases first and decreases later with respect to its mobile accessibility. Practical implications Competing firms’ optimal MTP strategies and equilibrium prices are determined not only by unit targeting cost but also by consumers’ mobile accessibilities to firms. Firms have strong incentive to enlarge the mobile accessibility to procure more profit in monopoly context, but, under competing context, a higher mobile accessibility may not mean better for firm. Originality/value This is one of the few papers which study mobile targeting based on game theory considering unit targeting cost and asymmetric mobile accessibility simultaneously.

Ecological transcendence and ecological behavior: a test of the S-curve hypothesis

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1034-1055
Author(s):  
David B. Zoogah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Dynamic Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
S Curve ◽  
Organizational Scholarship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Adopting a positive organizational scholarship perspective, this paper aims to examine dynamic effects of ecological transcendence on ecological behavior. Design/methodology/approach Based on 176 responses of employees from 46 organizations, the author found that both quadratic and cubic terms in the hierarchical regression equation were significant, evidence that ecological transcendence has an S-curve relationship with ecological behavior which suggests deficiency, goading and lulling effects. Findings The author finds a significant cubic term indicative of a signoidal relationship between ecological transcendence and ecological behavior. Research limitations/implications Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Given the growing interest in environmental sustainability, this study provides initial evidence of the dynamics of ecological behavior. Practical implications The study has implications for managing sustainability in organizations. Managers have empirical evidence of the dynamics which can serve as a basis for establishing mechanisms to goad growth and constraints to limit downturns. Originality/value The study is original in that it has not been published elsewhere except for presentation at a conference.

The six dilemmas of strategy execution

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 18-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Lowy
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Current Business

Purpose – There is a recurring and universal set of competing forces that strategy implementers must manage, and their ability to marshal resources and hearts while maintaining the current business depends very much on how six key dilemmas are handled. Design/methodology/approach – The author identifies the six dilemmas and offers a leaders’ guide to managing them. Findings – Dilemmas do not signal that a strategy is flawed or that leadership is failing. Rather, they are part and parcel of the strategy implementation process; they present consequential choices that need to be understood and addressed.” Practical implications – Realism dictates that legitimate dilemmas need to be acknowledged and addressed directly and fully. Originality/value – The leader who is first to recognize and effectively manage the dilemmas of strategy implementation will likely gain a headstart in organizational transformation.

scholarly journals Work-to-personal-life conflict among dual and single-career expatriates

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisa Mäkelä ◽  
Anna-Maija Lämsä ◽  
Suvi Heikkinen ◽  
Jussi Tanskanen
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore if an expatriate’s career situation at the level of the couple (single career couple (SCC)/dual career couple (DCC)) is related to the expatriate’s work-to-personal-life conflict (WLC) and if the expatriate’s gender is related to WLC. The authors also investigate if the level of WLC is different for men and women in a DCC or SCC (interaction). Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted among 393 Finnish expatriates who were in a relationship and were working. A moderated hierarchical regression was utilized in the data analysis. Findings Gender or DCC/SCC status was not separately related to WLC but an interaction effect between gender and a couple’s career status on WLC was significant. In DCC couples, women experienced more WLC than men. In SCC couples, women experienced less WLC than men. Practical implications The findings indicate that organizations should develop practices to support both DCCs and SCCs, for instance, by providing mentors for expatriates and their family members, or through organizing family events for company employees. Couples should also negotiate their roles and responsibilities in both the personal life and work-life spheres before moving abroad and also during the time they live abroad, especially women involved in a DCC and men involved in an SCC. Originality/value This is the first study focusing on expatriates’ WLC that simultaneously takes account of how the gender and career situation of the couple are related to it.

Examining consumer responses to cross-border brand acquisitions

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 1727-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Fang ◽  
Xiaoyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Chinese Consumers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Different Levels

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cross-border acquisitions on brand image dimensions (functional, symbolic and global image) of the acquirer brand from a consumer’s perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe authors measured Chinese consumers’ perceptions of eight fictitious cross-border acquisition scenarios and tested the hypotheses by using multiple hierarchical regression.FindingsFirst, the acquisition significantly improves functional, symbolic and global image of the acquirer brand. Second, both image perceptions of the acquirer and the acquired brands before acquisition significantly impact post-image of the acquirer. The effect is greater for pre-image of the acquirer (dominance effect). Finally, brand fit, product fit and country-of-origin fit influence attitude toward the acquisition significantly.Research limitations/implicationsThere are limitations in the generalizations of the findings due to its reliance on a single country (China) and one industry (home appliances).Practical implicationsFirst, engaging in cross-border acquisitions significantly enhances the brand image of the acquirer brand. The global image has the largest improvement. Second, practitioners should carefully consider different levels of fit before the acquisition.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the extant literature by investigating brand acquisitions from the perspective of home country consumers (acquirer) and integrating multiple brand image dimensions and various levels of fit simultaneously.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document