Strategy Deployment in Business Units : Patterns of Operations Strategy Cascading Across Global Sites in a Manufacturing Firm

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Strategy Deployment in Business Units; Patterns of Operations Strategy CascadingAcross Global Sites in a Manufacturing Firm; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Chapter1 Introduction; 1.1 Relevance of the Research Project; 1.2 Research Question and Guiding Framework; 1.3 Main Contribution; 1.4 Structure; Chapter2 Review of the Literature on Strategy Cascading, Context, and Leadership; 2.1 Operations Strategy; 2.1.1 Strategy Content and Strategy Process; 2.1.2 Resource-Based Approaches; 2.2 Company Context; 2.2.1 Strategic Priorities

2.2.2 Complexity Theory2.3 Quality of Strategy Cascading; 2.3.1 Strategic Decision Making; 2.3.2 Strategy Cascading; 2.3.3 Coordination Theory; 2.4 Improvement Performance; 2.4.1 Exploration and Exploitation; 2.4.2 Search Theory; 2.5 Leadership Style; 2.5.1 Leadership Traits; 2.5.2 National and Organizational Culture; 2.6 Summary; Chapter3 Research Design and Data Collection; 3.1 Research Design; 3.1.1 Scope of the Project; 3.1.2 Unit of Analysis; 3.2 Data Collection; 3.2.1 Research Period; 3.2.2 Qualitative Methods; 3.2.2.1 Interviews; 3.2.2.2 Observations and Archival Data

3.2.3 Quantitative Methods3.2.3.1 Corporatewide Improvement Database; 3.2.3.2 Leadership Assessment Questionnaire; 3.3 Data Analysis; 3.3.1 Statistical Corroboration; 3.3.1.1 Assumptions for Linear Regression Analysis; 3.3.1.2 Linear Regression Analysis; 3.3.1.3 TOPSIS; 3.3.2 System Dynamics Diagrams; 3.4 Limitations; Chapter4 The Relevance of Organizational Context to Strategy Cascading; 4.1 DE1; 4.2 DE2; 4.3 DE3; 4.4 CZ; 4.5 SI; 4.6 SK1; 4.7 SK2; 4.8 CN; 4.9 MX; 4.10 Qualitative Summary of the Examined Cases; Chapter5 The Effect of Leadership Style on Strategy Cascading

5.1 Quantitative Overview of the LAQ Survey Data5.2 DE1; 5.3 DE2; 5.4 DE3; 5.5 CZ; 5.6 SI; 5.7 SK1; 5.8 SK2; 5.9 CN; 5.10 MX; Chapter6 Assessment of Strategy Cascading Quality and Improvement Performance; 6.1 Variables Used to Assess Strategy Cascading Quality; 6.1.1 Coordination; 6.1.1.1 Formalization; 6.1.1.2 Full-Time MD; 6.1.1.3 Integration; 6.1.2 Enabling; 6.1.2.1 Methodologies; 6.1.2.2 Vision; 6.1.2.3 Incentives; 6.1.2.4 Supporters; 6.1.3 Consistency; 6.1.3.1 Accordance; 6.1.3.2 Timeliness; 6.1.3.3 Few Temps; 6.1.4 Summary of the Strategy Cascading Variables

6.2 Variables Used to Assess Improvement Performance6.2.1 CID Improvement Program; 6.2.2 CID Results for CORE Companies; 6.2.2.1 DE1; 6.2.2.2 DE2; 6.2.2.3 DE3; 6.2.2.4 CZ; 6.2.2.5 SI; 6.2.2.6 SK1; 6.2.2.7 SK2; 6.2.2.8 CN; 6.2.2.9 MX; 6.2.3 CID Target Achievement; 6.2.4 CID Production Target Achievement; 6.2.5 Change in Non-quality Expenses; 6.2.6 Summary of the Improvement Performance Variables; Chapter7 Results on Strategy Cascading, Context, and Leadership Style; 7.1 Effects of Strategy Cascading Quality on Improvement Performance; 7.1.1 Effects of Individual Variables

7.1.1.1 Effect of Coordination on Non-quality Expenses

10.1007/978-3-642-33621-8 [DOI]

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