Much of the literature suggests that strategies are formulated in light of perceived environmental conditions and internal capabilities. This study supports the notion that strategy is formulated in part as a response to management uncertainties about competitors, customers, and the environment....

Purpose – To examine how a manager's strategic philosophy is influenced by his or her management level in the organization. Design/methodology/approach – Scales are developed to measure managers' philosophical perspectives along three key dimensions and tested with 289 managers in the United...

Purpose – Current RBV‐grounded research has provided keen and valuable insight into the business‐strategy‐performance relationship. However, the accompanying shift away from the continued refinement of generic business strategy typologies has left a number of research opportunities...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of competitive strategy and performance measurement in the Malaysian context by applying a modified version of Conant et al 's generic strategy scale and categorizing Malaysian firms along the Miles and Snow...

Purpose – Middle and lower‐level managers play a significant role in the strategic management process, primarily in the execution stage. However, strategic diffusion – the extent to which a strategy is effectively executed and becomes an integral part of the organization – varies across...

Purpose – Strategic management scholars seek to link strategic factors to performance. When specific causal links cannot be identified, however, other potential explanations should be considered, including the notion of luck. This paper aims to introduce a distinction between scholarly and...

Purpose – This paper aims to assess the influence of strategic capabilities on the business strategy‐performance relationship among retail businesses in Argentina, Peru, and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – Zahra and Covin's self‐reported scale was amended and utilized to...

Purpose – This study aimed to examine the prospective role played by perceived environmental uncertainty in the strategy‐performance linkage among SMEs in China, Turkey, and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – The strategic group level of analysis was employed. Generic strategy,...