In our framework, we examine the influence of both reactive and proactive cognitive variables on strategic change. Reactive sources that impact strategic change are perceptions and attributions – cognitions that determine the “what” and the “why” of performance. Perceptions are...

The search for external knowledge must necessarily be accompanied by effective organizational learning. The effectiveness of learning is dependent on quite dissimilar factors based on whether the learning objective is explorative or exploitative. Moreover, different types of uncertainty become...

Manufacturing flexibility is critical for survival in industries characterizedby rapid change and diverse product markets. Although newmanufacturing technologies make it possible to accomplish flexibility,their potential remains unrealized by firms whose organizationalelements do not possess...