1995
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250160206
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Further evidence on the validity of the self typing paragraph approach: Miles and snow strategic archetypes in banking

Abstract: An analysis of 399 banks self typed as prospectors, analyzers or defenders indicated that the self typing paragraph approach was a useful measurement instrument which has reasonable convergent validity, supporting Shortell and Zajac (1990), and providing further evidence of the value of the self typing paragraph approach in strategy research.

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“…This level of agreement led the researchers to be reasonably confident in CEO responses. Moreover, recent validation of 'paragraph strategy typing' in the banking industry specifically supports the use of this technique within the Miles and Snow framework (James and Hatten, 1995 CEOs from 252 banks responded (27%) to the 1993 survey and 157 of these were classified as either Prospectors or Defenders and were therefore useful for this study. (Although we had 78 Analyzers and 17 Reactors respond, we chose to examine the two strategy types anticipated to be the most different.)…”
Section: Methodology Sample and Datamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This level of agreement led the researchers to be reasonably confident in CEO responses. Moreover, recent validation of 'paragraph strategy typing' in the banking industry specifically supports the use of this technique within the Miles and Snow framework (James and Hatten, 1995 CEOs from 252 banks responded (27%) to the 1993 survey and 157 of these were classified as either Prospectors or Defenders and were therefore useful for this study. (Although we had 78 Analyzers and 17 Reactors respond, we chose to examine the two strategy types anticipated to be the most different.)…”
Section: Methodology Sample and Datamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It groups organizations into defender ([cost]-efficiency strategy), prospector (innovation strategy), analyzer (balance between [cost]-efficiency and innovation strategy), and reactor (failing or lack of strategy). The typology was measured using the extensively validated self-typing paragraph approach (see, for example, James & Hatten, 1995;Shortell & Zajac, 1990) adapted from Peck (1994). Respondents were asked to identify which hypothetical organization best represented their own organization now and two years ago, and their expectation for their organization two years from now.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the strategic management literature researchers often have relied on top management's assessment of firm strategy. For example, James and Hatten (1995) demonstrated convergent validity using perceptual and archival measure of strategic orientations thus supporting the use of perceptual data.…”
Section: Measurement Of a Firm's Strategymentioning
confidence: 63%