Global Strategy Implementation at the Business Unit Level: Operational Capabilities and Administrative Mechanisms

Roth, Kendall; Schweiger, David M.; Morrison, Allen J.

doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490307

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“…Questionnaire (23) Gupta & Govindarajan (1984), Guth & Macmillan (1986), White (1986), Gupta (1987), Govindarajan (1988Govindarajan ( , 1989, Govindarajan & Fisher (1990) , Roth & Schweiger & Morrison, (1991), Kim & Mauborgne (1991), Rapert et al (1996), Floyd & Wooldridge (1997) Interviews (4) Wernham (1985), Skivington & Daft (1991), Kim & Mauborgne (1993), Sashittal & Wilemon (1996) Questionnaire and interviews (6) Alexander ( 1985), Wooldridge & Floyd ( 1990), Floyd & Wooldridge ( 1992a), Judge & Stahl ( 1995), Lehner ( 2004), Akan & Allen & Helms & Spralls ( 2006).…”

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“…Surprisingly few researchers focus on the implementation of corporate level strategies, such as Wernham (1985) and Schmidt & Brauer (2006), while many examine SBU level strategies (Gupta & Govindarajan, 1984;White, 1986;Govindarajan, 1988;Govindarajan, 1989;Govindarajan & Fisher, 1990;Skivington & Daft, 1991;Roth & Schweiger & Morrison, 1991;Floyd & Wooldridge, 1992b;Waldersee & Sheather, 1996;Nisson & Rapp, 1999;Chimhanzi & Morgan, 2005;Olson & Slater & Hult, 2005;Schaap, 2006;Brenes & Mena & Molina, 2007). The same holds true for functional strategies: We have found eight studies that focus on the implementation of such strategies, namely Rapert & Lynch & Suter (1996), Sashittal & Wilemon (1996), Piercy (1998), Noble (1999a), Noble & Mokwa (1999), Chimhanzi (2004), Qi (2005), Viseras & Baines & Sweeney (2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some of the researched companies focus on their domestic markets, while others are multinational corporations. Rapert, Velliquette and Garreston"s (1996) study on strategy implementation takes a nationwide sample of 1000 CEOs of general service hospitals, which are members of the American Hospital Association (AHA); Roth & Schweiger & Morrison (1991) and Kim & Mauborgne (1991, 1993 In conclusion, the subjects of strategy implementation studies are not only state-owned corporations, but mostly private corporations, not only local firms but also multinational firms. However, there have been no studies comparing similarities and differences of strategy implementation among private corporations and state-owned corporations, or among local firms and multinational firms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The specific findings can be summarized as follows: (1) (Govidnarajan & Fisher, 1990, P279). Roth, Schweiger & Morrison (1991) have different explanations regarding the content of administrative systems. Their study suggests that business units utilize three administrative mechanisms -formalization, integrating mechanisms, and centralization -to create operational capabilities of configuration, coordination, and managerial philosophy -to support the international strategy choice.…”

Section: Administrative Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on research methods, there are many statistical methods just as Schaap (2006) Zero-order correlation Gupta & Govindarajan (1984), Gupta (1987), Govindarajan (1988), Govindarajan (1989), Wooldridge & Floyd (1990), Roth & Schweiger & Morrison (1991) Partial correlation analysis Wooldridge & Floyd (1990), Skivington & Daft (1991) Cluster analysis Chi-square test Wernham (1985), Nutt (1987Nutt ( , 1989, Bantel (1997) Multiple regression analysis Gupta & Govindarajan (1984), Gupta (1987), Govindarajan (1988), Govindarajan (1989), Govindarajan & Fisher (1990), Roth & Schweiger & Morrison (1991), Floyd & Wooldridge (1997) Linear regression Harrington (2006) Ols regression Dooley & Fryxell & Judge (2000) Hierarchical regression analysis Kim & Mauborgne (1991) Factor analysis Skivington & Daft (1991), Wooldridge & Floyd (1992b) …”

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Although numerous studies acknowledge that strategies frequently fail not because of inadequate strategy formulation, but because of insufficient implementation, strategy implementation has received less research attention than strategy formulation. In this study, we review the factors that enable or impede effective strategy implementation, and survey the state-of-the-art in this domain. We highlight how strategy implementation has been researched so far -and in which contexts -and how this field may be moved forward. As a result of our literature analysis, spanning the last twenty-four years, we find nine crucial factors for strategy implementation that are frequently discussed in the literature as well as two approaches of aggregating and relating relevant factors. We find several important research needs regarding these factors and outline how they could be addressed.

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Global Strategy Implementation at the Business Unit Level: Operational Capabilities and Administrative Mechanisms

Cited by 302 publications

References 55 publications

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Making Strategy Work: A Literature Review on the Factors Influencing Strategy Implementation

The impact of U.S. company internationalization on top management team advice networks: a tacit knowledge perspective

Operational flexibility and market valuation of earnings

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