Purpose – Seeks to identify the characteristics of high performance organizations (HPO) so managers can start improving their organizations in such a way that these also become HPOs. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a meta‐analysis of the results of 91 HPO studies...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a trend in business strategy thinking which has been detrimental to the continuity of organizations, so that managers will reevaluate where they should aim their efforts at in respect to improving their organizations....

Purpose – Many organizations emerge from a crisis in a weak position because they focused too much on cost reductions. However, a review of past crises reveals that there are always organizations that seize the opportunities offered by crises. During difficult times these organizations tailor...