Index

Strategic Responsiveness and Adaptive Organizations: New Research Frontiers in International Strategic Management

ISBN: 978-1-78973-012-8, eISBN: 978-1-78973-011-1

Publication date: 11 February 2019

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(2019), "Index", Andersen, T.J., Torp, S. and Linder, S. (Ed.) Strategic Responsiveness and Adaptive Organizations: New Research Frontiers in International Strategic Management (Emerald Studies in Global Strategic Responsiveness), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-011-120191009

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INDEX

Accountability of actors
, 34–35

Accounting-based criteria
, 16

Accumulated knowledge
, 102

Adaptive firms
, 10

Adaptive responsiveness

analysis
, 69, 72

background
, 63–64

final estimated and exploring model
, 75

hypotheses
, 65–66

hypothesized model relationships
, 66

limitations
, 77

measurement instruments
, 68–69

measures
, 70–71

methodology
, 66–72

research design and data collection
, 66–68

results
, 72–75

Adaptive SMEs, OS in
, 37

Adaptive strategy-making in turbulent environments
, 1

background
, 3–4

perspectives
, 6

Advanced decision-making practices in SMEs
, 29

Affective commitment
, 12, 15, 18–19

Ambidexterity

ambidextrous firms design solutions
, 86

capability and resilience
, 84–86

consistency
, 91

consistency and resilience
, 86–87

Ambiguity
, 37, 67

AMOS 22 SEM software
, 72

Analogical reasoning
, 98, 102

archive, sense-making, and strategic renewal
, 102–104

Angle of trajectory between exploration/exploitation
, 89

Antecedents of resilience
, 83

Archival literature
, 101–102

Archive
, 102–104, 106

Atlas.ti 7 qualitative data analysis software
, 114

“Attentional engagement”
, 105–106

Attitude change
, 35

Autonomous actions
, 3

Autonomous strategic action
, 68–69

Autonomy
, 2, 5, 12–13, 15, 42, 43, 57

middle managers
, 48

Average variance extracted (AVE)
, 69

Beeb.com
, 116

Behavioral endowments
, 84

Big data
, 13–14

Board meetings
, 30

Bonded Warehouse Keeper Association
, 34

Boston Consulting Group
, 9

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
, 112

adaptation of
, 112

Charter
, 118

data collection and analysis
, 113–114

empirical setting
, 113

findings
, 114–119

forms of strategic response
, 116–118

iPlayer
, 113, 118

methods and data
, 113–114

phases of strategic response
, 114–116

strategic responses to digitization
, 117

temporary incorporation as driver of strategic responsiveness
, 118–119

theoretical background
, 112–113

timeline
, 115

Worldwide
, 117

British Sky Broadcasting
, 116

Budgeting, top line
, 26

Bureaucratic decision-making processes
, 65

Ceefax
, 113

Central strategic planning
, 61–62

Centralized structure
, 63–64

Charter renewal process
, 118

Chi-square difference test
, 67, 68

Chi-square test of measurement model
, 72

Chibar2 test
, 51

Chief executive officer (CEO)
, 4, 10, 14, 47, 57

Commitment to change
, 12, 15

Communication systems
, 63

Comparative fit index (CFI)
, 72

Competitive advantage of SMEs
, 28

Complex strategy-making process
, 62

Complexity
, 103

Composite reliability (CR)
, 69

Conduct of business
, 99

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
, 67, 72

Conjoint studies
, (see Vignette experiments)

Consistency
, 83

Continuance commitment
, 12, 18

Control variables
, 69, 89–90

Controls
, 46–47, 48

Conventional conceptualization of strategic management
, 63

Conventional strategic management process
, 3

Corporate archive
, 98, 99

analogical reasoning
, 102–104

history in strategy research
, 100–102

Corporate decision structure
, 63

Corporate history
, 100, 101

Corporate success
, 2

Correlation analysis
, 72

Covariance-based approach of structural equation modeling
, 17

Criteria autonomy
, 13, 16

Cronbach’s alpha
, 48, 69

Cross-sectional survey
, 43

Crown Castle UK
, 116

Data collection
, 42, 66–68

“De-accession” material
, 106

Decentralized strategy-making
, 61–62

Decision-making
, 6, 11

advanced decision-making practices in SMEs
, 29

bureaucratic
, 65

strategic
, 28, 102

Dependent variable
, 46, 48

Descriptive statistics
, 91

of field study
, 50

of vignette experiment
, 49

Digital technologies
, 10

Digital Terrestrial Television network
, 116

Digital transformation
, 113

Digitization
, 100

advances of
, 20

Dual strategy-making approaches, effectiveness of
, 3

Duality theme
, 3

Dynamic environment
, 19

Emotional endowments
, 84

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
, 31

Entrepreneurial actions
, 44

scale using for measuring engagement in
, 58

Entrepreneurial orientation
, 12

Environment

dynamic
, 19

of organization
, 16

state of technological turbulence
, 13

Euclidean distance
, 89

Executive team
, 57

Experimentation
, 85

Exploitation
, 89

Exploration
, 89

External collaborations
, 116–117

Factiva global press database
, 114

Factor analysis
, 46, 48

Factor loadings
, 69

Factorial surveys
, (see Vignette experiments)

Family ownership
, 82, 83

and resilience
, 87–88

Family-owned firm
, 89

variable
, 90

Family-owned MEs
, 88

Field study

data
, 47–48

descriptive statistics
, 49

empirical results
, 52–53

scale using for measuring management support in
, 59

Firm(s)
, 86

competitiveness
, 100

firm-specific strategy-making processes
, 62

performance
, 69

resilience
, 88–89

size
, 90

Formal business plan
, 34

Formal partner meetings
, 31

Formal strategy-making process
, 63

Global business environment
, 1

Goodness-of-fit index (GFI)
, 72

Grenoble School of Management
, 6

Harman’s one-factor test
, 48, 67

Head of Marketing and Sales (HMS)
, 67

History of Britain, The
, 117–118

Hypothesized effects
, 67

Inclusive OS practices
, 27–28

Inclusive strategy
, 36

Independent variables
, 46, 48

Inductive qualitative data analysis
, 31

Industry control
, 48

Industry variables
, 90

Instituto de Empresa Familiar (IEF)
, 89

Interactive controls
, 66, 68, 73

effects of interactive control systems
, 63

Interactive processes
, 3

Internal competencies
, 117–118

Internal consistency
, 69

Interrelationships
, 104

Intrapreneurship, research on
, 43

Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin’s measure (KMO measure)
, 46

Koebmandsstandens oplysningsbureau (KOB)
, 67

Kolmogorov–Smirnov test
, 72

Latent variables
, 69, 73

Leadership

dimension
, 62–63

participative leadership style
, 5, 65, 68

supportive
, 42

transformational
, 12

Legitimacy of actors
, 34–35

Longevity
, 2

Lower-level

constructs
, 68

decisions
, 64

managers
, 64

Management

information
, 63

strategy
, 26

support
, 43, 48, 57

team
, 33, 35

top
, 4, 6, 10, 34, 65

Managerial populations
, 45

Managing Director (MD)
, 31, 34

Manipulation check
, 47

Marker variable test
, 67

Market-based criteria
, 16

Measurement instruments
, 68–69

Medium-sized enterprises (MEs)
, (see also Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)), 5, 82

ambidexterity capability and resilience
, 84–86

ambidexterity consistency and resilience
, 86–87

analyses and results
, 90

control variables
, 89–90

family ownership and resilience
, 87–88

sample and data collection
, 88

senior managers at
, 82

theoretical background
, 83–88

variables and measures
, 88–89

Middle managers
, 42

autonomy
, 48

Model-building approach
, 73

Moderation through technological turbulence
, 13–14

Monitoring of outcomes
, 63

Multifaceted strategy-making process
, 63

Multilevel-mixed effects regressions
, 51

Netflix
, 111–112

Nonresponse testing on firm’s characteristics
, 47

Normative commitment
, 12, 15, 18

Normed fit index (NFI)
, 72

NVivo 11 Pro Qualitative data analysis software
, 31

Open strategy (OS)
, 4, 26

in adaptive SMEs
, 37

extended conceptual framework in SMEs
, 35

legitimacy and accountability of actors
, 34–35

lens
, 27–28

modalities
, 28

process at Whisky Co
, 32–35

readying for
, 33–34

research process
, 30–31

SME strategy
, 28–30

Openness
, 26, 36

Operations Director
, 31, 33–34

Operations Manager
, 31, 35

ORBIS® database
, 88

Ordinary least squares (OLS)
, 90

regression analyses
, 92–93

Organizational ambidexterity (OA)
, 88, 89

consistency
, 89

Organizations
, 83–84

agents
, 2

renewal
, 29

resilience
, 81, 84

slack
, 89

Paradigm shifts in strategy
, 28

Participation
, 5, 27, 34, 36

Participative leadership style
, 5, 65, 68

performance effect
, 73

Participatory practices
, 27, 36

Path dependency
, 100–101

Permission

impact to change on strategic flexibility
, 15–16

through work autonomy
, 12–13

Personal willingness
, 15

Procedural measures
, 48

Procedural remedies
, 67

Profitability targets
, 26

Psychologists
, 83, 88

Random allocation
, 46–47

Readying stage
, 5, 36

Real-time data collection
, 45

Regression analysis
, 90

Regression models
, 48

Relational endowments
, 84

Relational mapping
, 103

Reliability
, 69, 83, 85

Research

design and data collection
, 66–68

implications for
, 18–20

on intrapreneurship
, 43

model
, 14

process
, 30–31

Research Councils UK (RCUK)
, 31

Resilience
, 82, 84

Resiliency

model for
, 83

sources of
, 85

Resource slack
, 89–90

Return on assets (ROA)
, 69

Robust findings
, 105

Robustness of model
, 75

Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)
, 72

Royal Charter (2007)
, 116, 118

Schemas
, 102

Seizing
, 84

opportunities
, 86

Senior managers
, 33

Sense-giving
, 101

Sense-making
, 101, 102–104

history in
, 6

Sensing
, 84

Sequence of theory-based nested structural models
, 72

Single factor test
, 48

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
, (see also Medium-sized enterprises (MEs)), 26, 83

conceptual framework to analyzing OS in
, 30

extended conceptual framework for understanding OS in
, 35

managers
, 30, 37

strategic decision-making in
, 28

strategy
, 28–30

Social-desirability, issue of
, 47

Statistical measures
, 48

Stock listing
, 48

Strategic/strategy

change
, 10

choice
, 101

consensus
, 27

consistency
, 87

control
, 62–63

formulation in SMEs
, 29

implementation in SMEs
, 29–30

logic
, 11

management
, 26

map for Whisky Co
, 32

orientation of CEO
, 14

renewal
, 13, 102–104

researchers
, 97

reviews in SMEs
, 30

strategy-making processes
, 2, 62

strategy-related constructs in model
, 66

Strategic decision-making
, 102

in SMEs
, 28

Strategic flexibility
, 11

derivation of hypotheses
, 14–17

implications for research
, 18–20

limitations and opportunities for future research
, 20–21

methodology and key results
, 17–18

moderation through technological turbulence
, 13–14

permission through work autonomy
, 12–13

practical implications
, 20

research model
, 14

theoretical foundation
, 11–14

in turbulent times
, 9, 10

willingness through commitment to change
, 11–12

Strategic planning
, 66, 69

and controls
, 64

importance of
, 73

Strategic response/responsiveness
, 3, 43, 112

forms
, 116–118

methods
, 46–50

phases
, 114–116

problem of ascertaining directional claims
, 43–44

results
, 51

temporary incorporation as driver of
, 118–119

vignette experiments
, 44–45

Strategy as practice (SAP)
, 3

Structural equation models
, 72, 74

Supportive leadership
, 42

SWOT analysis
, 33

Technological turbulence

moderating role of
, 16–17

moderation through
, 13–14

Temporary incorporation
, 6

as driver of strategic responsiveness
, 118–119

Temporary organization
, 120

3D printing
, 13–14

Top management
, 6, 10, 34, 76

application of control systems
, 4

conducting leadership style
, 75

leadership style assessment
, 68

support and autonomy
, 43

support for experimentation and entrepreneurship
, 65

Transformational leadership
, 12

Transparent OS practices
, 27

Transparent strategy
, 36

Tucker–Lewis index (TLI)
, 72

Turbulent business environment
, 2

UKTV
, 116

Uncertainty
, 4, 6, 17, 98, 103–105

Upper echelons
, 83, 86

theory
, 10, 11, 105

“Uses of the past” literature
, 98

Variables
, 88–89

control
, 69, 89–90

dependent
, 46, 48

family-owned firm
, 90

independent
, 46, 48

industry
, 90

latent
, 69, 73

Vignette experiments
, 5, 42, 44–45

data
, 46–47

descriptive statistics
, 49

empirical results
, 52–53

sentence using in
, 57

Walking with Beasts
, 117–118

Whisky Co
, 30–31

OS process at
, 32–35

strategy map for
, 32

Willingness

through commitment to change
, 11–12

impact to change on strategic flexibility
, 14–15

Work autonomy

method autonomy
, 13

permission through
, 12–13

scheduling autonomy
, 13

YouTube
, 111–112