Strategic Management Theory Research Articles

A Review and Prospects of Cross-boundary Assemblage of EMNEs

Internationalization and digitalization are superimposed at present. Some emerging market enterprises (EMNEs) are catching up or even surpassing the original incumbents. The initial resources and capabilities of EMNEs are not outstanding and traditional strategic theories cannot fully explain the EMNEs’ phenomenon of defeating the strong by the weak. Cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs provides a more enlightening theoretical perspective. Cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs refers to that EMNEs continue to cross the boundaries of technology, industry and geography, creatively integrate various resources and capabilities, continuously iterate products and services, and then form the compositional competitive advantage. The theoretical assumption of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs is organizational boundary dynamics. Based on the theoretical assumption, firstly, this article demonstrates the natural compatibility of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs, and clarifies the three-dimensional, global and open characteristics of cross-boundary assemblage. Second, this article combs the theoretical foundation of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs—strategic management theory and interdisciplinary theory, refines the influencing factors of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs from the two aspects of external and internal driving forces, and describes the dynamic process of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs. It expounds the profound relationship between cross-boundary assemblage and EMNEs’ compositional competitive advantages at the organizational and individual levels, puts forward the necessity and specific path for EMNEs to control the negative impact of cross-boundary assemblage, and finally constructs the three-stage dynamic theoretical framework of cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs. On this basis, this article puts forward the future research directions of cross-boundary assemblage, mainly including: Qualitative research on how to deeply describe the specific process of EMNEs implementing cross-boundary assemblage, and how EMNEs resolve the negative impact of cross-boundary assemblage; how EMNEs respond to the heterogeneous impact of globalization on cross-boundary assemblage; how EMNEs deal with the opportunities and challenges brought by digitization to cross-boundary assemblage; how cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs affect the breadth and depth of their international social responsibility; how EMNEs build organizational resilience through cross-boundary assemblage. The theoretical contributions of this article are as follows: It explains the mystery of corner-overtaking of EMNEs and expands the classical strategic theories represented by the resource-based view (RBV); cross-boundary assemblage of EMNEs is more specific than other strategic frontier theories like the resource orchestration theory. The practical contribution of this article is to provide feasible solutions for the strategic choice and tactical execution of EMNEs, which contributes to the rise of more EMNEs.

The linkage between high performance work systems on organizational performance, employee voice and employee innovation

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of high performance work systems (HPWSs) on employee voice, employee innovation and organization performance in a service organization. The study examines the mediating roles of employee voice on HPWSs and organizational performance.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was distributed to 600 professional staff and a total number of 360 respondents returned the survey. The hypotheses are tested through the use of the variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) technique.FindingsThese findings indicate that the HPWS has a significant impact on employee innovation and organization performance. The empirical evidence does not support the relationship between HPWS and employee voice and also employee voice does not mediate the relationship between HPWS and organization performance in a human resource (HR) service organization.Research limitations/implicationsEmployee voice does not empirically mediate the relationship between HPWS and organization performance; other factors can be further explored. Future research should employ other theories of strategic human resource management (SHRM) to further explore more factors that influence the HPWS on employee innovation, employee voice and organization performance.Practical implicationsThe organization should respond to employee voice through aforementioned rather than the use of traditional, strategic and operational methods or tools believed to be the best approach to employee issues.Originality/valueThis study builds a solid empirical investigation that contributes to the HPWS existing body of knowledge. It is also significant as it is one of the few studies that examine the link between HPWS and job outcomes, like employee voice, employee innovation and organizational performance, in an HR service organization and also employee voice as a mediator on HPWS and organizational performance.

SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE NETWORK ANALYSIS OF THE “INNOVATION POLICY MIX” CONCEPT: EXTENDING LEADERS’ VIEWS ON ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Introduction/Main Objectives: This study aims to depict the scientific landscape for the innovation policy mix (IPM) from 2012 to 2019 since its re-conceptualization by Flanagan, Uyarra, and Laranja (2011).Background Problems: The seminal work has broadened policy mix thinking with social issues impacting innovation. Since every organization is part of the innovation policy system, this study takes the first step to introduce IPM into management fields by identifying and discussing subsequent works in research trajectories.Novelty: This study shows the remarkable progress toward a mature concept through IPM’s definition, characteristics, and boundaries. As a new string of interdisciplinary social science research, some opportunities and challenges are revealed, allowing future studies to be conducted in more theoretically sounding research traditions.Research Methods: This study applies systematic literature network analysis (SLNA) relying on objective measures from keyword co-occurrences and co-citations networks. It includes 60 articles analyzed using open-source software, i.e., Publish or Perish, Google Scholar database, VOSviewer, and the web-based Local Citation Network.Finding/Results: There are three clusters in the main path of research trajectories, i.e., IPM’s conceptualization, its characteristics for evaluation and measurement, and contextualization. Future research directions are proposed to advance our understanding of the organizational environment and its impact on innovation.Conclusion: IPM studies have opened opportunities to test and extend theories in strategic management and organization studies, especially for leaders who make decisions in the face of dynamic and demanding environments. Moreover, contextualization in developing countries would be a worthwhile exercise by considering the institutional and cultural context.

FORMATION STRATEGIES ENTERPRISES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Topicality. Prospects for the development of the market of innovative technologies cannot be considered without taking into account the innovative activity of the business entity, because this activity turns the idea, knowledge, patent, technology into a competitive innovative product (product, service) that will meet the needs of population, state and other business entities. . Innovative activity is considered to be the result of scientific, technical and intellectual activity, ie innovations of the business entity are transformed into a specific product for the market of innovative technologies. In this regard, the motivation (internal motivation) of the business entity to develop the market of innovative technologies is manifested in how effectively it develops its scientific, technical and innovative activities, which, in turn, is impossible without the formation of its management appropriate motivation strategies. Thus, the development of strategies to motivate business structures to develop the market of innovative technologies is an important task of their owners and management. Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to study and develop a methodological approach to the development of innovative strategies for motivating enterprises, taking into account exogenous determinants of the market of innovative technologies. Research results. Author improves the categorical apparatus of theories of strategic management and proposes a methodical approach to the selection and formation of innovative strategies of enterprises in terms of market development of innovative technologies. Conclusion. The article presents some research results on the development of a methodological approach to the formation of innovation strategies of business entities in terms depending on the level of influence of exogenous determinants of the market of innovative technologies and endogenous determinants of its internal environment that affect the effectiveness of its innovation and science and technology.

Organizational Responses to the covid-19 Crisis by Universities in Poland: A Survey of Student Attitudes

Abstract The global health crisis caused by the sars-CoV-2 virus has impacted higher education systems worldwide. Emergency remote teaching strategies have been common organizational responses, which came with challenges, particularly in systems that lacked the capacity for digital provision. Building on strategic and crisis management theory and literature, this study investigates student attitudes towards organizational responses to the crisis in public higher education institutions in Poland. Drawing on findings of an online survey completed by 359 students from 61 institutions, this research has revealed that more than half of the respondents were satisfied with organizational responses to the crisis. Instructors’ self-motivation was identified as a key enabler of a successful implementation of distance learning, while their lack of familiarity with e-learning and technology were found as dominant barriers. The findings of this research can support institutions in other contexts to strengthen their commitment to educational improvement in a period of crisis and digital transformation.

Do high-commitment work systems engage employees? Mediating role of psychological capital

PurposeAlthough managers and academicians have recognised the importance of high-commitment work systems (HCWS), work engagement and psychological capital (PsyCap) in service firms, many questions remain unanswered. This study aims to fill the gaps in the area of work engagement by considering the relationships among HCWS, PsyCap and work engagement. In this cross-sectional study, the author drew on the social exchange theory to analyse these relationships.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional data from 309 employees from India’s services sector was collected to investigate HCWS and work engagement associations. The data were analysed by structural equation modelling.FindingsThe study findings integrate the existing literature on human resource (HR) systems and positive psychology by identifying the critical role of PsyCap in passing the positive effects of HCWS to engage employees in their work. Further, it supports the assumption that PsyCap is formed primarily based on organisational practices, thereby addressing the paucity of research that examined the antecedents of PsyCap.Practical implicationsOwing to study findings, service firms are encouraged to carry out human resource development intervention(s) to make their employees psychologically capable. Since PsyCap is a state-like construct, it can be developed among individuals. Thus, managers can develop their employees’ PsyCap through various training interventions.Originality/valueThe mediating role of PsyCap in the HCWS and work engagement in India’s service industries settings was tested. The present study’s findings contribute to the theory of strategic human resource management by explaining how HCWS can help employees engage better in their work.

Book Review: Strategic Social Media Management Theory and Practice, by Karen Sutherland

Book Review: <i>Strategic Social Media Management Theory and Practice</i>, by Karen Sutherland

Theoretical fundamentals of the gility of strategic decisions / Fundamentos teoricos de la gilidad de las decisiones estratégicas

In the theory of organization and strategic management, the adaptation or adjustment of the organization with the highly dynamic environment was studied. Strategic decisions play the role of relating the environment with the organization. The objective of the document was to present the theoretical foundations of the agility of strategic decisions as a contribution to the theory of decisions. The dynamism of the environment is an important factor that influences organizations and managers to be more agile in making strategic decisions in order to take advantage of opportunities, face risks, survive in the market and achieve high performance. Perspectives are proposed as a theoretical foundation: strategic choice, "upper echelon", organizational capabilities, organizational agility and dynamic capabilities. A methodology based on a systematic review of the literature was applied. As a result, a theoretical framework is proposed for the study of decisions considering the dynamism of the environments and the attributes of the organizations. It is an important contribution to decision-making theory, by incorporating the concepts of agility, strategies, dynamism of the environment and the adaptation of the organization to the environment.

Geo-Political Instability and Global Strategy

The symposium features four presentations that examine the role of geo-political instability in international strategy research, as well as discussion from senior scholars. The presentations include a diverse set of business scholars with overlapping themes of political uncertainty at the country-level, and its role in shaping organization choices. The symposium is of interest to researchers in strategic management, international business, and organization and management theory. Bringing Nationalism into International Management Research Presenter: Ilya Cuypers; Singapore Management U. A Competition-Based Model of International Expansion and Geo-political Shocks Presenter: Roxanne Jaffe; U. of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business Presenter: Siddharth Sharma; Indian School of Business Presenter: Wilbur Chung; U. of Maryland Danger from a Distance: Executives’ Social Distance & MNE Divestment Responses to Terrorist Attacks Presenter: Chang Liu; Rutgers Business School Presenter: Dan Li; Indiana U. Presenter: Lorraine Eden; Texas A&M U. Presenter: Marjorie A. Lyles; Florida International U. Many Are Better Than Few: Concentrated Foreign Relations and State-level Misconduct Presenter: Christopher B. Yenkey; Darla Moore School of Business, U. of South Carolina

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Hire Engagement

The purpose of this paper is to simultaneously advance theory and practice by understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on new hire engagement, along with State- and individual-level moderators of such effects. Prior research suggests starting a new job is an uncertain experience; here we theorize that the COVID-19 pandemic creates additional environmental uncertainty that leads new hires to reduce their engagement. First, we hypothesize that new hires become less engaged in uncertain times, such that engagement negatively covaries with unemployment rates caused by the pandemic. Second, drawing from strategic management theory, we test whether U.S. States that introduce stronger COVID policies help reduce uncertainty and thus enhance the engagement of new hires. Third, we theorize that the effects of the pandemic become more disruptive on new hire engagement as they gain tenure within the organization. Examining a U.S. national sample of 12,577 newly hired (90 days or less) quick service restaurant employees over nine months (January to September, 2020), we find support for these hypotheses. Together, these findings advance new research directions for understanding relationships between macro contextual influences on new hire perceptions and socialization. They also offer practical implications by helping organizations understand the importance of explicitly managing environmental uncertainty, particularly in terms of COVID policy.

High-Performance Work Systems and Firm Performance: A Cross-National Meta-Analysis

The present study seeks to develop the contingency theory in strategic human resource management (HRM) by revealing national contextual factors (i.e., national human capital and labor market flexibility) that moderate the effects of high-performance work systems (HPWS) on firm outcomes. Building on theories and research on human capital resources and labor market institutions, we propose that the level of national human capital as indicated by national education quality would display disparate moderating effects on the relations of HPWS to firm performance and voluntary turnover, depending on the flexibility of labor markets. When labor markets are flexible, national human capital would augment the effects of HPWS on firm outcomes, whereas when labor market flexibility is low, it may partly substitute for the effects of HPWS. A meta-analysis of studies containing 385 effect sizes from 15 different countries lends sufficient support for our hypotheses, highlighting the importance of national education and labor market characteristics as key contingency factors for the functioning of HPWS at the national level and offering meaningful implications as to how organizations can optimize their use of HPWS in a global context.

Health Care Meets Strategy: Examining Reconfiguration and Innovation in the Health Care Sector

The challenges facing the health care sector are not just clinical: strategic and organizational factors play a crucial role in the provision of effective and high-quality health care. This symposium investigates how health care processes, outcomes, and innovation are influenced by organization-level strategic decisions and corporate reconfiguration, and by physician-level decisions, such as referral relationships and adoption of new practices and technologies. The five papers showcase research that applies strategic and organizational management theory and methods to study the health care sector. Ultimately, this symposium helps develop a research agenda at the intersection between health care and strategy. Divestment of Relational Assets following Acquisitions: Evidence from the Biopharmaceutical Industry Presenter: Navid Asgari; Fordham U. Presenter: Ram Ranganathan; U. of Texas at Austin Presenter: Vivek Tandon; Fox School of Business, Temple U. Seed Funding: Private Equity Investment, Fertility Clinic Reconfiguration, and Patient Outcomes Presenter: Ambar La Forgia; Columbia U. Presenter: Julia Bodner; INSEAD Strong Ties and Vital Outcomes Presenter: Mathijs De Vaan; U. of California, Berkeley What Facilitates the Use of New Practices within Professional Specialties? Presenter: Jillian Chown; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Presenter: Dylan Boynton; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management The Limits of User Innovation: Physician Inventors, Medical Device Inventions, and AI Presenter: Colleen Cunningham; London Business School Presenter: David Hall; Duke U.

Community Social Capital and Firm Performance

This study aims to contribute to the social capital theory. This goal is achieved through determine the relationship between social capital and firm performance. It is carried out because SME's have limited access to resources. SME's need other alternatives to sustain their business. Small entrepreneurs feel the need to focus more on their internal resources. The development of the theory of social capital is important. In contrast to most previous studies, this research uses qualitative study research methods. To obtain the data, in-depth interviews with key informants were conducted. The finding shows that social capital consists of reciprocity, trust, network, and norms. This study also provides evidence that social capital plays a pivotal role in SME performance. Small entrepreneurs get various benefits after joining the group. In addition, social capital can help empower ordinary housewives to become small-scale entrepreneurs. In conclusion, strong social capital can improve business performance, thereby encouraging the economy to grow. The results of this research can be used as consideration for business entities to strengthen their business performance. More than that, this research is also used as a guide in determining strategic SME development policies for government. This research also contributes to the development of strategic management theory.

Rigid form of cooperation between industrial enterprises in the natural resources sector: Institutional trap or survival strategy

Environmental changes caused by digitalization and an increase in technological innovations have led to the formation of business models based on soft forms of cooperation. Nevertheless, when it comes to industrial enterprises engaged in the natural resources sector, avoiding rigid forms of cooperation, primarily holding structures, seems unreasonable. The present study is a scientific review focused on specifying the theoretical and object-oriented basis for the formation of rigid forms of collaboration. Neoclassical economics, new institutional economics and strategic management theory constitute the methodological basis of the research. To justify the choice of the forms of cooperation by industrial enterprises operating in the natural resources sector, the author uses the theory of industrial organization, as well as property rights theory and contract theory. In the paper, general scientific methods are applied, such as content analysis, systematization and object-oriented approach. We find that the adherence to the rigid cooperation strategy is due to the special features of industrial enterprises in the natural resources sector, such as a tendency towards structural monopoly, a high threshold of minimum efficient scale, considerable manufacturing cycle time, production cyclicality, interspecific investment, etc. The results indicate that rigid forms of cooperation are evolving from vertically integrated companies to conglomerates with a network-based institutionalized nature of the participants’ interaction.

SO ORDERED: A Textual Analysis of United States’ Governors’ Press Release Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique environment from which each individual state, in the United States, has been forced to address their publics. In order to understand how each state has engaged with this pandemic, a textual analysis of each state’s governor’s first press release was conducted; five thematic trends were identified. Through use of the social trust approach to risk communication and the contingency theory of strategic conflict management (using external threat variables), the implications of these press releases are discussed.

Methods for assessing the performance of regional programs

The purpose of the research is study and define methods for evaluating the effectiveness of regional programsMethodology - in the course of the study, methods of comparative analysis, analogies, generalizations, classification, systemic and structural approaches, as well as the theory of strategic management at the city level were used. The research information base includes data from the Bureau of National statistics of Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as information published in foreign publications.Originality / value of the research. The study carried out a comprehensive multilateral assessment of the effectiveness of regional programs, which is a system of indicators characterizing regional programs in different aspects.Findings - the ways of increasing the efficiency of regional programs by means of their separation and periods of implementation are proposed, ensuring their continuity in achieving a comprehensive effect. Recommendations are given to regional authorities and administrations to improve the effectiveness of the main regional programs in the short and long term.

Developing a Conceptual Model of Implementation of Business Functions Integration in the Internal Business Process Performance

The research used in assessing the performance of internal business processes in this study uses strategic management theory and operations management through the Resource-Based View approach, Market-Based View aspects and Organization Culture. The Banking Industry has to think about the business processes and workflows to empower employees and what they need to do to stay competitive in the face of rapidly changing competition. The method used in this research is a Literature Review with a descriptive approach that will produce a conceptual model. The resulting conceptual model development was adopted from DeLone and McLean's Model about the success of the Information System which was combined with the input variables studied to produce an implementation model for the integration of business functions to improve the performance of internal business processes.

A framework for big data integration within the strategic management process based on a balanced scorecard methodology

The purpose of this research is to study the impact of big data initiatives onstrategic management processes. While the majority of strategic management disciplines havehad research dedicated to the use of strategic management theories to understand how big dataaffect organizational performance, the body of research on big data lacks academic work capableof examining how to integrate big data into the strategic management process. The maincontributions of this work are: (1) it highlights the strategic use of big data; (2) it analyses themain frameworks/models proposed by scholars that support the use of big data as a strategicmanagement tool, and outlines this research gap; and (3) it proposes a new framework thatintegrates big data within the strategic management process based on a balanced scorecardmethodology.

An investigation at the intersection of the sharing economy and supply chain management: a strategic perspective

ABSTRACT Research on the sharing economy (SE) frequently addresses consumer-facing logistics firms, but the broader supply chain remains under researched. In this study, we examine the effects of the SE on supply chain management (SCM) through a qualitative, internet-based exploratory study, employing an inductive categorisation process. By integrating theory from strategic management and organisational theory, this study proposes a framework of how incumbent firms can identify opportunities while neutralising possible threats of disruption emerging from the SE. Specifically, the framework predicts that by participating in the SE, incumbent firms gain efficiency in their transactions and the opportunity to refresh their relationship portfolios. Furthermore, participating in the SE allows these firms to develop ambidextrous capabilities. Thus, this study advances the SCM literature by providing a systematic analysis of the SE in the context of SCM, and by doing so, has laid a foundation for future research on this important topic.

Transformation of Strategic Models for Managing Human Risks of Information Security of an Enterprise as an Imperative of the Digital Industry

This article substantiates the imperatives of transforming the information security (IS) human risk management model at a digital industry enterprise using the theories of strategic management, psychological ownership (involvement), and cultural parameters of human activity. The types of strategies and strategic models of information security culture (ISC) have been substantiated. With the use of sociological research, the dominance in organizations of the ISC defensive strategy was revealed, the pattern of the transition from the defensive to the developing strategic ISC model was revealed, and then the transition to the integrative ISC management strategy, thus combining both strategic models. The concept of the draft Information security culture national standard, which can be the basis for the design and implementation of a standard of the same name for any enterprise, is presented.