Bedeutung des Exports als Grundperspektive der Untersuchung -- Situativer Ansatz als theoretischer Zugang zur Analyse von exportbezogenen Organisationsstrukturen -- Fallstudien als geeignete Forschungsstrategie -- Ergebnisse der exportstrukturbezogenen Untersuchung.

Does government size and structure adapt to changes in government’s organisational environment (particularly to uncertainty and complexity) as predicted by organisational theory? We find – using a range of statistical analyses – support for each of the major theories of organisation...

In recent years, companies have paid growing attention to supply chain management at a global level. However, an under investigated point is how companies in different contexts experience the effects of global sourcing and the outcomes from their investments in the supply chain. Based on a model...

While the literature on demand forecasting has examined the best practices in the field, the interpretation and definition of best practices can be difficult due to the different perspectives that the literature has adopted. First, a universalistic perspective can be considered because some...

The study assess the market using strategic chain orientation – the sequence of reactions where a reactive agent product or by agent product causes reactions to occur in the dynamics of the market. In our mildly to volatile market, corporations are discovered to outperform other corporation...

We investigate the organizational pursuit of seemingly impossible goals - commonly known as stretch goals. Building from our analysis of the mechanisms through which stretch goals could influence organizational learning and performance, we offer a contingency framework evaluating which...