Strategic planning practices in the telecommunications industry: evidence from Saudi Arabia

Alharbi, Mohammed; Dowling, Peter J.; Bhatti, M. Ishaq

doi:10.1108/ribs-03-2018-0025

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“…The telecommunication industry played a crucial role in the development of the socioeconomic of nations and regions during the past decades and it will continue in the coming years (Alharbi et al, 2019;Dike and Rose, 2017). As one of the dynamic industries in the world, the organization's capability to address a rapidly changing environment determines the organization's success (Balashova and Gromova, 2017).…”

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“…This study examines the impact of balanced agile project management in telecommunication technology providers in Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, the world's 10th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity and a member of the G-20 (The World Bank, 2020). Indonesia is a prominent digital market in South East Asia for multinational telecommunication operators and technology providers looking for international expansion (Frost and Sullivan, 2018), as one of the primary drivers that motivate the internationalization of telecommunication players is the market size (Alharbi et al, 2019;Dike and Rose, 2017). In 2018, Indonesia's information technology (IT) expenditure had become the largest in South East Asia and it is expected to lead the cloud market growth up to the overall market size of more than US$1.218bn in 2022 (Frost and Sullivan, 2018).…”

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The impact of balanced agile project management on firm performance: the mediating role of market orientation and strategic agility

Kurniawan

Budiastuti

Hamsal

et al. 2020

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Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of balanced agile project management (balanced APM) on firm performance through the mediating role of market orientation and strategic agility of medium and large telecommunication technology providers in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach Research data was collected from the executive management of telecommunication technology providers in Indonesia via a questionnaire survey to obtain 150 valid questionnaires for analysis. This study analyzed the overall model fit through confirmatory factor analysis and causal relationships through structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that market orientation mediates the link between balanced APM and strategic agility and that strategic agility mediates the link between market orientation and firm performance. Research limitations/implications The choice of single telecommunication industry in a single country, Indonesia, provides a limitation on external validity. It is, therefore, suggested to extend the research efforts to other industry sectors in multi-country environments. Originality/value This study extends the knowledge about agile project management by embracing balancing control enforcement and tests it empirically. This study also re-conceptualizes strategic agility to embrace business partner switching capability and market orientation to embrace the inter-partner coordination dimension. Finally, the results highlight that agile project management needs to be framed by market orientation to create higher value for customers. However, market orientation alone is not enough and that the organization requires strategic agility to achieve firm performance.

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The impact of balanced agile project management on firm performance: the mediating role of market orientation and strategic agility

Kurniawan

Budiastuti

Hamsal

et al. 2020

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“…Consequently, there is a need for analyzing AR from the consumers point of view, as it is critical to understand what is significant to consumers who are using or intend to use this technology (Jung et al, 2020). Accordingly, it is increasingly more important to investigate how AR are valued in diverse markets, especially in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia (Alharbi et al, 2019;Gnangnon, 2019).Therefore, further research would be helpful in investigating AR acceptance and adoption by consumers. Accordingly, the main objective of this study is to determine what influences consumers to adopt of AR with highlights on examining the differences of demographic characteristics (gender and educational level).…”

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Examining augmented reality adoption by consumers with highlights on gender and educational-level differences

Abed

2021

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Purpose This study aims to explore the factors that could affect consumers’ adoption of augmented reality (AR) and investigate the interaction between gender and educational level on intention to adopt AR in developing countries as demonstrated here by Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach The examined constructs were developed by integrating factors from the unified theory of acceptance and the use of technology (UTAUT2), including performance expectancy, expectancy effort, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation and habit. Price value was eliminated and innovativeness was added to the examined constructs. Data were collected from 673 Saudi consumers through an online survey by implementing a convenience sampling. Furthermore, the effect of gender and education level on behavioral intention to adopt AR by consumers was examined. Findings The results of the regression analysis showed that the independent variables statistically significantly predict the consumers’ behavioral intention toward AR adoption with all the examined constructs. The proposed model was able to explain 84% of the variance of behavioral intention. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant interaction between the effects of gender and educational level on intention to adopt AR. Practical implications This study will clarify the relatively low diffusion rate of AR adoption in Saudi Arabia, which will help business owners and marketers to develop the right strategies, especially strategies that are associated to marketing and developing mobile applications by incorporating AR technologies, which will attract the attention of many users. Originality/value This is one of the few studies that has explored the intention to adopt AR by consumers by examining the UTAUT2 constructs in the Middle Eastern cultural contexts, in contrast to previous studies, specifically Saudi Arabia. This study further investigated the interaction between the effects of gender and educational level on intention to adopt AR.

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“…Likewise, having a strategic vision (Ho et al , 1999) through the measurement of the objectives (Redlbacher, 2020) established in the short medium and long term (Chang and Sun, 2007) will be the ones that determine the course toward success for the microenterprise through tangible and intangible results, through the objectives that will determine the vision where you want to position the microenterprise in the market (Alharbi et al , 2019).…”

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“…In this sense, the dynamics of microenterprises represent an important engine in the economic development of the region, especially in transition economies (Obi et al , 2018). Therefore, the use and application of SP plays a fundamental role in achieving the success of micro, small and medium enterprises (Alharbi et al , 2019; Barron and Chou, 2017; Jaafreh and Al-abedallat, 2013; Kitsios et al , 2019; Sainis et al , 2019; Yan et al , 2019).…”

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Strategic planning key factor in tangible–intangible results in microenterprises

López-Lemus

Carranza

Ibarra

et al. 2021

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Purpose The objective of this research is to know the degree of influence that strategic planning (SP) exerts on the tangible and intangible results of business microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The methodological design was quantitative, explanatory, observational and cross-sectional, where a sample of 407 young leaders of microenterprises from the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, was obtained. To evaluate hypotheses, a structural equation model (SEM) was developed. Regarding the goodness and adjustment indices of the SEM, they were absolutely acceptable. Findings The results obtained through Pearson’s correlation show that there is a positive and significant relationship between SP and the tangible and intangible results of microenterprises. In addition, through the results obtained with the SEM model, it is statistically demonstrated that SP positively and significantly influences the tangible and intangible results of microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Research limitations/implications In this research, only SP was valued as a variable that intervenes in the process of achieving tangible and intangible results to achieve the business objectives of entrepreneurial microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato. It is essential to point out that other variables that intervene in the process must be considered to generate tangible and intangible results. It is recommended to carry out further research under these variables to identify strategies for improving entrepreneurial microenterprises for their growth, sustainability and rapid positioning in a highly competitive market. Practical implications SP represents one of the tools to achieve the success of microenterprises through tangible and intangible results. However, microenterprises show a need to involve the use and application of SP to define clear indicators that contribute to obtaining satisfactory tangible and intangible results. Originality/value The findings are relevant and of great value, because there is currently not enough research that focuses on the variables analyzed, in this sense, SP and the tangible and intangible results of young entrepreneurial leaders of microenterprises in the Mexican context. The limitations of this study lie in the low participation and interest of young microenterprise entrepreneurs in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Strategic planning practices in the telecommunications industry: evidence from Saudi Arabia

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

The impact of balanced agile project management on firm performance: the mediating role of market orientation and strategic agility

The impact of balanced agile project management on firm performance: the mediating role of market orientation and strategic agility

Examining augmented reality adoption by consumers with highlights on gender and educational-level differences

Strategic planning key factor in tangible–intangible results in microenterprises

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