A two-level scheme for reviewing contingency theory research on organizational strategy is
proposed. This scheme employs a systems model for delineating the domain of contingency …

Literature on the application of the life cycles analogy to the study of organizations is
reviewed. The controversy over the use of life cycle stages to characterize the evolution of …

ABSTRACT Since 1973 technological, political, regulatory, and economic forces have been
changing the worldwide economy in a fashion comparable to the changes experienced …

Theorists in various fields have discussed characteristics of top managers. This paper
attempts to synthesize these previously fragmented literatures around a more general …

A Blueprint for Building Entrepreneurial Organizations Nobody needs to tell you that in the
new economy, managers using conventional strategies are losing out to smart, fast …

The punctuated equilibrium model of organizational transformation has emerged as a
prominent theoretical framework for explaining fundamental changes in patterns of …

The fundamental structural transitions in a wide variety of industries brought about by major
catalysts such as deregulation, global competition, technological discontinuities, and …

The positive performance impact of a coalignment between the environment and strategy of
a business is an important theoretical proposition in strategic management. In spite of its …

Although the concept of “fit” appears to be a central theme in strategy literature, it has been
inadequately defined as it relates to strategic management. A conceptual scheme based on …

This study empirically examines differences in strategic variables between stages of the
product life cycle (PLC), as well as differences among the determinants of high performance …