PORTER'S GENERIC STRATEGIES, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS, AND PERFORMANCE: A PROFILE DEVIATION FIT PERSPECTIVE
The International Journal of Organizational Analysis
ISSN: 1055-3185
Article publication date: 1 February 1994
Abstract
This study reports an examination of the relationships between Porter's (1980) generic strategies, dynamic environments, and performance. In me study, profile deviation is used to test strategy—environment fit. A sample of 173 acute care hospitals was used to test the proposed relationship. Results from the study indicate that adherence to an externally specified ideal strategy profile has a positive effect on firm performance. From a methodological standpoint, results suggest that empirical and theoretical profiles have equal predictive validity, and both have a higher predictive validity, than a random profile. Results also suggest that profiles can not be assumed to be robust to differences in performance measures used.
Citation
Marlin, D., Hoffman, J.J. and Lamont, B.T. (1994), "PORTER'S GENERIC STRATEGIES, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS, AND PERFORMANCE: A PROFILE DEVIATION FIT PERSPECTIVE", The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 155-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028806
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited