In this paper we present that we think will be the overall business environment in modt Latin American countries over the next decade. In order to assess the possibilities, we qualify the political, social, cultural and technological factors likely to affect general management decisions. In the...

Recurring patterns of correlation amongst variables that measure elements of a firm's environment, strategy and structure - termed configuratios - are empirically demonstrated phenomena. Still no integrating theoretical framework has emerged which successfully explains these recurring patterns....

Drawing upon diverse streams of theorizing within the organizational literature, this paper proposes an integrated view of corporate and business strategy as "design", which poses a dual challenge to firms involving content and process.

This article presents some of the findings of a large panel study, conducted form 1992 to 1994. The article focuses on the generic strategies that appear to attract Cameroonian firms and the relationship between strategy and performance.

The present study reports the results of a top executive survey comparing and contrasting American and Egyptian management styles, providing strong support for the argument that management behavior is deeply embedded in culture.

En ces temps ou les lois de l'argent et du capital (re)devenu sauvage n'atteignent leur objectif de profit maximal qu'atravers des activites speculatives qui produisent des dizaines de millions de chomeurs, de la pollution et des inegalites de toutes sortes, de quelle reconnaissance peut-on...

In this paper, we intend to demonstrate the industrial modernity has in no way altered the old regime structure of Brazilian society. In fact, quite the contrary is true. On the basis of interviews, histories of several large private Brazilian organizations, analyses of published material and...

Dans le présent travail, l'auteur essaie d'analyser, ou plus exactement de « déconstruire », l'essentiel de la pensée dite de « stratégie » et de gouvernance d'ensemble des organisations, actuellement dominante sur la scène universitaire dans le domaine du management.