During the past 25 years, a substantial amount of research in strategic management has
focused on the contributions of middle management. Although useful, the research is …

This paper reports the results of a study that investigated the strategic involvement of 259
middle managers in 25 organizations. Drawing from previous clinical research, a theoretical …

Strategic management researchers have established the key role middle managers play in
the implementation of organizational strategies. However, there is little information regarding …

This study explores the relationship between eight distinct brokerage roles of middle
managers and their involvement in achieving different strategic goals. The authors argue …

This paper reports the results of a study investigating the strategic involvement of
middlelevel managers in 20 organizations. The results suggest that involvement in the …

Middle management ranks are once again being questioned by scholars and practitioners
alike. This introduction to the special issue represents a timely reference point for …

Structure follows strategy. And systems support structure. Few aphorisms have penetrated
Western business thinking as deeply as these two. Not only do they influence the …

Executive Overview Reengineering has automated and obliterated middle management,
and has diminished their number dramatically. What have also been lost in many delayering …

When top managers task middle managers with implementing strategies, those strategies
are often executed in a deviated form, which leads to the creation of unintended strategies …

Purpose–Classifying and evaluating the central ideas of strategic management (the basic
tools for managers) is an ambitious project. Judging them by their impact, utility, and …