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increasing in the volatility of demand they face, decreasing in the air premium they must pay, and increasing in the … firms with a real option to smooth demand volatility on international markets, and we provide simple calculations of that …
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making strategies widely discussed in the literature. Our results reveal that strategy approaches for making profits based on … capabilities and market orientation approaches seem to fair much better. For scholars involved in the teaching of strategy, this …
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?lens? is needed that can act as a guiding process for strategy creation and tactical fulfilment. In order to engage and …
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In important conflicts such as wars and labor-management disputes, people typically rely on the judgment of experts to predict the decisions that will be made. We compared the accuracy of 106 forecasts by experts and 169 forecasts by novices about eight real conflicts. The forecasts of experts...
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framework suggested by Sterling (1973).The analysis suggests that if strategy is understood in terms of the prevailing key …
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In this research, we compare firms' capacity to react to emerging opportunities and threats (strategic flexibility) by assessing strategic initiatives (i.e., strategic planning) in a study of family and non-family firms. We link these behaviours to measures of firm performance. In a study of 360...
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Extract: In 1948, the brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht opened the grocery store ‘Albrecht Discounts’ (Aldi) in Essen (Ruhr Valley), Germany. The store had a simple layout and offered a restricted number of products at a low price. The company grew rapidly, owning 13 stores in 1950 and about...
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of theory and method. This paper reviews developments in contingency style research over the past decade and attempts to …, technology, organizational structure, size, strategy, and organizational culture. Evidence on the effect of these variables … acting singly and in combination is examined. The paper discusses concerns with theory development and evaluates the methods …
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.-----------------------------------------------In the literature of the field of strategy of operations, the competitive criteria must be priorized having as reference the … theory based on resources aiming to contribute for the understanding of how the strategic resources associate with the …
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Previous literature has been critical of public participation practices, finding unimpressive application of public participation principles and low levels of public satisfaction. Ecosystem-based management generally involves mixed land ownerships, which adds considerable complexity to the...
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