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, predictors, or degree of success for vision driven organizations. A framework was developed within the methodology to … focusing on the alignment of ten core elements of vision driven strategies identified from within the research stream.  …
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Despite the abundance of practical advice for managing contemporary organisations, managers still seem to struggle with their role. Trying to manage a plethora of stakeholder interests can create a considerable array of paradoxes and double binds that often leave well‐intentioned executives...
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Managers are divided in their allegiance to their firms’ mission statements. Some managers swear by their mission statement while others swear at theirs. Evidence from two firms, as well as existing research, indicates that part of this disagreement originates in the manager’s view of...
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This paper describes case vignettes of the practice of vision development in eight financial services organisations …. Important observations emerge about current practice; for example, formal methodologies are rarely adopted in vision development … service, and yet do not involve the deliverers of that service in the process of vision development. Weaknesses in internal …
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component involves awareness translated into skills that would enable leaders to narrow the gap between vision and practice … crucially important it is for leaders to be able to consolidate a vision and lead change derived from that vision as reflected … importance of developing a vision that challenges the way this topic is generally taught in MBA programs.  …
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Theory and practice indicate that managers experience considerable difficulty and exhibit limited rationality as they attempt to grasp, process, and understand the often ambiguous requirements of managerial tasks. Argues the efficacy of mental imagery and visualization as a means to overcome...
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defined in terms of vision and shared values. Vision is conceptualized in holistic terms. Defines vision as an imagined or …
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In changing times, vision and values can be the most powerful focus an organisation can have. The CEO is an architect …
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A relationship between mission and organizational performance was modeled by drawing on previous research. The model was tested with data from 83 large Canadian and US organizations. We found that mission statements can affect financial performance, however, not as one might have anticipated...
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of business ethics, ethical value assessment and Hofstede's four dimensions of culture. The results indicated significant …
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