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AbstractThis study of production operations in 95 New Jersey manufacturing firms explains the widely replicated curvilinear relationship between first line supervisory span of control and Woodward's technological complexity scale. Revisiting Woodward led to the initial proposition that the relationship was a by‐product of the differing degree of task variability among the major types of production operations. A subsequent literature review of administrative requirements suggested the importance of size, complexity and automaticity on supervisory span of control. Our data indicate that variations in the span of control of production operations classified according to Woodward's scale are attributable to the underlying effects of size and task complexity. Technology, whether operationalized as Woodward's production types or automaticity of machinery explained little variation in the span of control of first line supervisor

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00417.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractAn analysis of the content of turnaround strategies in the commercial banking industry is presented. Most prior work on turnaround strategies examined durable product industries rather than service industries. Theory developed in this past work is used to predict the content of turnaround strategies in this service industry. Discriminant analysis is used to test the predictions. The turnaround prescriptions developed in the durable goods industries are found to be valid predictors in the commercial banking industry. Suggestions are made to encourage further study of applications of the strategic paradigm in service industries.

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00418.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe current tendency to move decision making closer to those concerned with implementing decisions in order to make use of their local market and customer knowledge is timely, particularly in relation to marketing strategy. This tendency is reflected both in the shift away from broad strategic analysis and towards encouraging strategic thinking throughout the organization; and in the emergence of more decentralized strategy development through structural innovations such as Strategic Business Units.For the manager‐in‐the‐middle who has historically had the task of relating the broad corporate strategies to the detail of delivering products and services to the customer, this shift in emphasis creates new stresses, for it is not possible for him to assume, even in the most established consumer goods companies, that the strategic development of such activities can be construed within the traditional marketing mix (4Ps) framework. Under such circumstances, he needs a framework which enables him to take account of the crucial interactions going on within the market's infrastructure itself between customers, competition and channels (3Cs).If the manager‐in‐the‐middle is then to be effective in responding to his increasingly complex responsibilities in relation to such markets, he must also be given the ability to manage the micro‐organizational context within which he delivers products and services. This micro‐organizational context is crucial because it determines the quality of the relationship that can be sustained with the customer. The higher the quality of the relationship, the tighter the coupling that can be maintained with the local market. Such tight coupling makes the relationship with the customer more defensible against competition. It therefore provides the basis for sustaining and developing the profitability of value‐adding products and services so necessary to long term c

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00419.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00420.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00421.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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Book Review in This Article.Lawrence, PeterManagement in ActionCallan, H. and Ardener, S. (Eds.).The Incorporated WifeGoffee, Robertand Scase, Richard.Women in Charge ‐ the Experiences of Female EntrepreneursChell, Elizabeth.Participation and OrganizationKets deVries, ManfredF. R. and Miller, Danny. the neurotic organization: diagnosing and changing counterproductive styles of managementKelvinP, and Jarrett, JoannaE.Unemployment: its Social Psychological Effects.Buchanan, Davidand, Huczynski, Andrzej.Organizational Behavior:An Introductory te

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00422.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY