The study of organization and management theory is well equipped to examine the strategic demands of a global economy. Yet, it application to strategic management is underutilized. With its primary focus on strategic behavior from a macro-structure perspective, the field seems to have overlooked...

We examine how the strategy field is defined in the literature and find that most conceptualizations focus on financial metrics as measures of performance and only provide guidance on the strategic management of a corporation's economic context. We then review the externalities and corporate...

Resource-based advantages are ‘built', not bought, and have typically emerged from complex development processes that are, to a significant degree, ‘unmanaged'. Set against this reality are strategy process prescriptions that encourage managers to adopt deliberate, formal, analytical...

The main goal of the study was to examine or investigate the impact of strategic management practices on the growth of SMEs in Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was employed to sample 190 SMEs in Accra, though 150 SMEs responded to the questionnaire. With the help of SPSS version 22, Multiple...

Although the Kyoto Protocol intended to implement emissions trading globally, this has so far been impossible. As a result, particularly Multinational Corporations (MNCs) currently face a wide variety of emissions trading schemes that differ in scope and enforcement, thus creating divergent...

Corporate Strategy is concerned with managing information that is systemic for quick decision making in organizations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs are increasingly becoming popular in use as an element in the overall corporate strategy of many companies today. Over the years,...

This paper presents a strategic analysis of Latin America’s biggest business conglomerate, utilizing the tools of the Five Forces Industry Analysis and the VRIO framework. We examined the major strategic moves and analyzed how strategic resources were integrated, developed and accumulated; and...

Behind pessimistic expectations regarding the future of an international climate treaty, substantial changes can be observed in company positions. Multinationals in the oil and car industries are increasingly moving toward support for the Kyoto Protocol, and take measures to address climate...

This overview chapter presents the main factors relevant to multinationals and climate change, considering particularly those that play a role at the sector, firm and country levels. It summarizes the main elements that influence multinationals positions and strategies on climate change and that...

The strategic management of corporate sustainability tends to be approached from one theoretical perspective simultaneously in academic research and publications in mainstream journals. In corporate practice, however, a sustainability issue has different dimensions that cannot be captured if...