Purpose – Strategic management scholars seek to link strategic factors to performance. When specific causal links cannot be identified, however, other potential explanations should be considered, including the notion of luck. This paper aims to introduce a distinction between scholarly and...

Increased subordinate participation in management decisions has been a recognised trend in both private and public organisations in many western nations. Less is known about such practices in other parts of the world, however, especially in emerging countries. This study assesses similarities...

For 20 years John Allison served as CEO of Branch Banking & Trust Corporation (BB&T), the tenth largest bank in the United States. He retired as CEO at the end of 2008, but has remained with the firm as chairman of the board of directors. Allison attributes BB&T’s success to operating by a set...

A framework for crisis management -- The landscape survey : a macro perspective -- Sources of organizational crises -- Strategic planning and assessing crisis vulnerability -- Forming the crisis management team and plan -- Organizational strategy and crises -- Crisis management : taking action...