Although current literature on new venture growth has focused on why new ventures grow, relatively less attention has been paid to how that growth is occurring. This article adopts the resource-based view to investigate the antecedents and consequences of new venture growth strategy in an...

Management system standards (MSS), such as ISO standards, TQM, etc. are widely -used standards adopted by millions of organizations worldwide. It is still an unclear question whether these standards are beneficial for an organization, besides the fact that they might be required or expected by...

Objective - The aim of the study is to enhance the mechanism of strategic performance measurement system goals base of four research questions: (i) To what association between the MCS and enterprise resource planning system (ERPS) intention to strategy performance management system (SPMS)? (ii)...

Raising challenges and reducing resources in the healthcare sector, have put performance management center stage. Recent debate has, on the one hand, highlighted the negative effects of this increasingly diffuse management approach, on the other hand, more emphasis has been placed on the need to...

Competitive tension refers to pressure that is considered to exist among firms operating in a competitive market and that forces them to take competitive action against each other. An imaginary upper limit of competitive tension symbolizes the difference between whether to take competitive...

Das Portfoliomanagement gehoert zu den zentralen Aufgaben des Strategischen Managements von Unternehmen. Zur Unterstuetzung von Portfolioentscheidungen wurden zahlreiche Konzepte entwickelt, die sich allgemein in strategisch-marktorientierte und wertorientierte Ansaetze unterscheiden lassen....

The purpose of this study is to extend the current understanding of business divestiture by investigating its potential for triggering strategic reorientation. A divestiture involving strategic reorientation is here denoted as a strategic business exit, otherwise it is a status...

This study analyses 1400 research projects of the top 20 R&D-spending pharmaceuticals to identify the determinants of successful research projects. We provide clear evidence that externally sourced projects and projects involving biotechnologies perform better than internal projects and chemical...

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...