In this study, we examine the existence and performance of cognitive groups. In accordance with the attention-based view of managerial cognition, cognitive groups are defined as groups of firms in which the CEOs focus their attention on similar strategic elements when seeking to maximize their...

Purpose – The paper aims to study the effect of external managerial social networks on strategic flexibility for a Quality Management perspective. External social networks can affect strategic flexibility positively. QM also contributes to developing these networks. However, there is currently...

This paper studies the effect of external managerial social networks on strategic flexibility and organizational learning, considering three groups of analysis (Non-QM, ISO and TQM firms). At the present, there is a wide variety of alternatives for managing quality in organizations, such as ISO...