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AbstractBecause business policy research has primarily been a series of inductive generalizations of case studies; theories have been typically ambiguous and untested, and have not progressed swiftly. Deductive theorizing, by contrast, yields clear, often non‐obvious conclusions that can be debated effectively and generalized slowly; so realism of current models can be sacrificed for progress towards realistic future models. Deductive theorizing, with more attention to a game‐theoretic definition of equilibrium and to recent ideas from economics, should be one new direction for policy research. Of course, these deductive models will inevitably draw their inspiration from the richness of careful observation and exhaustive checklist‐making that are the hallmarks of induction. Specific avenues for new research are described, and the importance of teaching non‐obvious theories is d

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060102

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article argues that conservatism as a personal value among senior managers significantly affects corporate performance. A scale to measure conservatism was developed and its measurement properties were tested on several hundred executives. Empirical results were consistent with the hypotheses that conservatism among senior management teams is negatively associated with the firm's social responsiveness as well as certain aspects of financial performance.

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060103

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe New Venture Division (NVD), an important organizational innovation to facilitate corporate entrepreneurship, so far has been used with mixed success. Systematic differences in terms of administrative processes, strategy‐making and participants' orientation create problems in the interfaces between the NVD and the rest of the corporation. Top management should realize that the NVD is a design for ambiguity. It should take steps to provide an adequate structural context for new venture activities, and to create a process for determining the strategic context of such activities in the corporatio

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060104

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractTaxonomies, factor analysis and clustering are discussed as tools to investigate the structure of competitors within an industry (‘strategic groups’). An example using cluster analysis is presented as one means of operationalizing this concept. Careful definition and selection of the dimensions used to identify the boundaries between strategic groups (their mobility barriers) are particularly crucial in the effective application of analytical to

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060105

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe article describes an applied research project in which existing theory from the policy and organization theory literature was used to develop a rationale for estimating response times of competitors to easily imitated new products. A specific study of commercial banking product introductions is reported.

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060106

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractSituations where firms compete against each other simultaneously in several markets abound in real life. However, there is very little conceptual or theoretical literature on multiple point competition. This paper offers a first attempt at developing a conceptual framework for analysing and understanding situations involving multiple point competition. Several examples are discussed to provide insights into the options available to the competitors and the equilibrium outcomes of such competition.

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060107

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0143-2095    

DOI:10.1002/smj.4250060101

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY