Organizational integration between intra- and inter-organizational subsystems is an important factor of operational coordination, innovation, and strategic effectiveness. Scholars have mainly focused on the organizational integration of three sub-systems: production/operations, marketing/sales,...

Project management and project portfolio management (PPM) foster competitiveness by facilitating the implementation of organizational strategy. Although organizations often struggle to develop PPM capabilities, the academic community does not have an in-depth understanding of the conditions for...

The typical large corporation divides itself into numerous subsidiaries but then overrides the liability barriers between them by having the subsidiaries and the parent company cross-guarantee each other’s major debts. Previous scholarly theories of the corporate group cannot explain why. The...

The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between strategies adopted by business people when managing their companies. Of interest in this study is how enterprises adapt to the environment and what communication and information technologies (CIT’s) they use as a competitive...

In this study, a model for strategic planning based on artificial neural networks is presented. This proposed artificial neural network model goes beyond projections and statistical analysis. Based, on an algorithm, the proposed model offers strategy optimization and assists management in...

It is discussed whether hybrid strategies are beneficial or detrimental to a firm’s performance, because hybrid strategies lead to organizational tensions that arise from the simultaneous pursuit of distinct strategic activities. However, existing studies on the relationship between hybrid...

While information systems outsourcing has been on the rise in recent years, empirical evidence about whether IS outsourcing is value creating for shareholders is limited. Little is known about what factors influence the relation between information systems outsourcing and firm value. This study...

When organizations adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize individuals’ negative emotions and accordingly match limited resources to them, strategic users are incentivized to game the system by escalating emotional intensities. The economic value of AI may be undermined by gaming...