Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the influence of the external environment on the choice of strategic management activities, from a chaos and complexity perspective, since a business environment is a complex adaptive system. Design/methodology/approach – The study in this paper was...

Purpose – This paper seeks to review some ontological issues in the creation and representation of strategic management and strategic management processes. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper Whittington's celebrated four school model is taken as a representation of the variety of...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the relationships between knowledge capability, strategic change, and firm performance in the US airline industry from regulation to deregulation. Design/methodology/approach – This is a longitudinal study with a cross‐sectional time series research...

Purpose – Besides applying knowledge in own products and services, firms increasingly exploit their knowledge assets externally, e.g. by means of licensing out technology. The aim of this paper is to help firms achieve strategic fit in the keep‐or‐sell issue, which results from potential...

Purpose – The intention of this research paper is to shed light on the key factors influencing the human resource management (HRM) performance of first tier managers (FTMs), and the vital importance that a holistic strategic framework can have in this regard. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The paper sets out to observe the absorption of strategic management practice in a leading Central and East European (CEE) economy, and to provide insight into institutional differences influencing the content of mission statements. Design/methodology/approach – The content of...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of the diversity of experience and different personalities of top management team members on mediating processes such as agenda‐setting, the generating of strategic alternatives, and the speed of strategic decision making....

Purpose – The concept of strategic groups is a central theme in the field of strategic management, and over time it has been used by a considerable body of theoretical and empirical literature to examine different aspects of competitive strategy. However, to date, there has been little...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help firms establish successful technology planning processes in the context of open innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Although some pioneering firms realise enormous benefits from outward technology transfer, many others experience major...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the change in Chinese managerial network systems to identify adaptation to Western strategic systems. Design/methodology/approach – A sequential explanatory approach was adopted – a quantitative analysis of personal value systems of Chinese...