The purpose of the study was to examine empirically the influence of firm characteristics, namely size, age, and industry type, on a firm's strategic orientation. Furthermore, the study tested the impact of strategic orientation on firm performance. The sample of the study was state-owned...

The most important strategic decisions related to technology in a company related precisely to determine the timing of the election of a new technology that will replace the existing one. By monitoring all the new features will be prevented that the existing technology comes a phase of maturity...

Much has been written about the strategic orientation of public administration organizations (prospecting, defending, reacting, and analyzing) and their consequences for organizational effects, but little is dedicated to e-administration. Is the provision of services using IT affecting the...

Die Bezeichnung "Industrie 4.0" hat sich als Synonym für den digitalen Wandel im deutschen Industriesektor etabliert. Die damit verbundenen Umbrüche werden jedoch nicht technisch vorgegeben, sondern sind in den Betrieben arbeitspolitisch gestaltbar - und damit Gegenstand der Mitbestimmung...

Businesses increasingly incorporate the sustainability aspects into their products, services, and processes that drive innovation. While extant research on the linkage between sustainability and innovation has gained momentum over the past years, prior research has predominantly focused on...

Attracting investors and generating funding is a key issue for all start-ups. The information asymmetries between investor and start-up need to be reduced. Despite the overwhelming literature on venture capital financing and different signals reflecting venture quality, pinpointing the signals...

This study aims to empirically verify whether the entrepreneurial strategic orientation of social enterprises has any effect on organizational effectiveness with the mediation of dynamic capabilities. In the consideration of social enterprises' features, strategic orientation consisted of social...

Firms develop and use multiple strategic orientations. However, the investigations considering more than one strategic orientation are scant and have paid scant attention to the singular context of family firms, despite the growing evidence of their special strategic behavior. To cover these...