An investigation is conducted to identify whether hightechnology firms place a different emphasis on strategic planning, culture, andleadership when compared with low technology firms. The main influences onstrategic planning are organizational culture and leadership. Data consist of a sample of...

Many managing directors focus on short-term performance financial related results on the basis that survival can lead to growth and enhanced performance in the longer-term. In addition, managing directors seem to think that financial returns, short-term and long-term performance can be achieved...

Purpose – Many academics have raised concerns about the growing divide between academia and practice. While more collaborative research has been called for there is a lack of research into the actual practice of academic/practitioner engagement. This research aims to explore the application of...

Purpose – This editorial seeks to provide an outline and reasoning for the launch of the new Journal of Family Business Management ( JFBM ). The paper explains how the family business subject area has developed in previous years and highlights the authors' views on where the subject needs to...

Contrary to popular belief, managing short‐term performance differs significantly from managing long‐term performance. It is not an extension of short‐term performance over a longer‐term time frame. This paper examines the steps of managing performance from the context of organisational...

Purpose – To investigate the role and impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions on innovation and supporting mechanisms such as process technologies and management practices, in SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative approach based on a random sampling...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between business‐level strategy and organisational performance and to test the applicability of Porter's generic strategies in explaining differences in the performance of organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The...