Purpose Organizations need to find ways to survive in unpredictable, dynamic and
rapidly changing environments. The development of organizational capabilities,
such as relational, is a dynamic process of adaptation, which seeks to adjust to
an unstable environment. Within this context, the purpose of this paper is to
analyze, through a systematic review (SR), 36 articles, which discuss the
influen... hiện toàn bộ
Ricardo Jorge Correia, José G. Dias, Mário Sérgio Teixeira
PurposeThis paper aims to explore a new causal link between market orientation
and business performance by introducing dynamic capabilities as a mediator of
the relationship between market orientation and competitive advantages, which
ultimately determine business performance.Design/methodology/approachThe
mediating roles of dynamic capabilities and competitive advantages are tested
with a sample ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeMergers and acquisitions are among the most intensely used strategic
decisions. Yet research by both academics and consulting groups suggests that
many mergers and acquisitions fail to add value. On the other hand there are
many companies that successfully use mergers and acquisition to grow and add
shareholder value. One such company is WPP. The aim of this paper is to explore
why WPP has ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe extant “supply‐side” frameworks of industry evolution fail to predict
the evolutionary patterns in industries based on systemic technologies. This
paper aims to describe the complex demand environment in industries based on
systemic technologies and to explain how the continuously evolving demand
structure influences the choice and level of firm investments in the above
context.Design/m... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore, from a practical point‐of‐view,
a number of key strategic issues that critically influence organisations'
competitiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a
semi‐structured interview with Mr Paul Walsh, CEO of Diageo. Diageo is a highly
successful company and Mr Walsh has played a central role in making Diageo the
number one branded d... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose the idea of linking the use of
the Monte Carlo simulation with scenario planning to assist strategy makers in
formulating strategy in the face of uncertainty relating to service quality gaps
for life insurance business, where discontinuities always remain for need‐based
selling.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews briefly some applications
of ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper seeks to give consideration to the family imprint on
governance in the context of firms experiencing economic recession. It aims to
rely on agency and stewardship theories to empirically examine the relationship
between CEO duality and slack resources on family firm performance during
economic recession.Design/methodology/approachTrend analyses were used employing
hierarchical li... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the role of brand equity on
mergers and acquisition (M&A) in the pharmaceutical sector; also to emphasize
the various strategies and the benefits incurred in the arena of M&A in this
sector.Design/methodology/approachThe author studies two major mergers in recent
years, i.e. the Daiichi‐Ranbaxy and the Pfizer‐Wyeth deals. Brand equities were
calculat... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe aim of the research is to investigate the influence of emotional
attitudes towards change on managers' tolerance of
ambiguity.Design/methodology/approachA total of 70 CEOs of Greek IT firms
completed questionnaires examining tolerance of ambiguity, emotional attitudes
towards change ambiguity and job satisfaction. Principal components analysis and
ordinary regression analyses were used ... hiện toàn bộ