Strategy implementation: Taking stock and moving forward
Strategy implementation (SI) is a significant managerial, and organizational challenge as
many practitioners struggle to make strategies actionable and to achieve intended results …
many practitioners struggle to make strategies actionable and to achieve intended results …
Toward a process theory of making sustainability strategies legitimate in action
IA Hengst, P Jarzabkowski, M Hoegl… - … of Management Journal, 2020 - journals.aom.org
We draw on a three-year qualitative study of the processual dynamics of implementing a
sustainability strategy alongside an existing mainstream competitive strategy. We show that …
sustainability strategy alongside an existing mainstream competitive strategy. We show that …
Completing the adaptive turn: An integrative view of strategy implementation
Based on our review of the past 40 years of strategy implementation research, we find that
the focus of the research area has moved from the pioneering structural control view to a …
the focus of the research area has moved from the pioneering structural control view to a …
Middle managers' struggle over their subject position in open strategy processes
In this paper we examine middle managers' struggle over their subject position as strategists
in the context of participative strategy processes. Based on a longitudinal case study of a …
in the context of participative strategy processes. Based on a longitudinal case study of a …
Strategic management in the public sector: how tools enable and constrain strategy making
Strategic management (SM) has become prominent on the agenda in several public
organizations due to new public management (NPM) reforms. Nevertheless, there are few …
organizations due to new public management (NPM) reforms. Nevertheless, there are few …
Exploratory study: Determine which dimensions enhance the levels of employee engagement to improve organisational effectiveness
H Nienaber, N Martins - The TQM Journal, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Employee engagement recently emerged as a promising mechanism to improve
organisational effectiveness and accordingly reduce the performance gap. This paper …
organisational effectiveness and accordingly reduce the performance gap. This paper …
[HTML][HTML] Intended or unintended strategy? The activities of middle managers in strategy implementation
A Christie, E Tippmann - Long Range Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …
are often executed in a deviated form, which leads to the creation of unintended strategies …
The social practice of coevolving strategy and structure to realize mandated radical change
This paper draws on a longitudinal interpretive case study to develop a theoretical model of
how actions by people across an organization coevolve strategy and structure in order to …
how actions by people across an organization coevolve strategy and structure in order to …
Strategizing and the initiation of interorganizational collaboration through prospective resourcing
In this paper, we explain how managers establish resource complementarity during their
strategizing efforts for interorganizational collaboration. Based on a longitudinal field study …
strategizing efforts for interorganizational collaboration. Based on a longitudinal field study …
With head and heart: How emotions shape paradox navigation in veterinary work
C Pradies - Academy of Management Journal, 2023 - journals.aom.org
Emotions are part of everyday life, and paradox scholars have long acknowledged that
navigating paradox—that is, opposite, interrelated, and enduring tensions—is inherently …
navigating paradox—that is, opposite, interrelated, and enduring tensions—is inherently …