Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the magnitude of country, industry and firm‐specific effects for firms competing in emerging economies and also explore differences between high and low performers. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use ANOVA methodologies on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revise Burgelman’s idea (1991, 1994) that induced strategic processes is necessarily variation-reducing. In doing so, the authors explore whether major change in a firm’s administrative system can be managed in an evolutionary fashion via induced...

This research examines the determinants of firms’ growth. Our findings indicate that firms willing to grow substantially and government programs designed to boost firms’ growth should put emphasis on investing in newer technology, diversifying from regional markets towards national and...

Purpose – There is little doubt that organizational identity – that which is central, distinctive, and enduring about an organization – mediates in adaptive processes. Exactly how this mediation takes place, and whether it is favorable or unfavorable to adaptation, must still be fully...