Explores whether effective area regeneration requires a more strategic approach because of the greater dispersal of roles and the need to take operations into the next planning period. Using three dimensional perspectives to see strategy as the summation of process, content and context, the...

Purpose – To report how an SME developed strategic and operational balanced scorecards (BSCs) as well as benchmarks for use in e‐commerce. Design/methodology/approach – The report begins with the initial management meeting, in which participants set goals for the firm, specified causal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the need for and propose a more aligned and integrated standard for performance evaluation to enhance effective strategic control. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the various issues creating discontent with the performance...

Underlines that when decisions are strategic, they normally involve the commitment of large‐scale resources, have long‐term implications and are often difficult to reverse once taken and further points to other reasons for the importance of strategic decision‐making processes. Looks at the...

Notable in strategic management research is a paradigm shift from industry/marketfactors as determinants of competitive strategy to a resource-based view. This studyfocuses on the extent to which firms in the reinsurance industry use resources forstrategic positioning and differentiation. A...