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| Author: | Covin, J. G. Slevin, D. P. Schultz, R. L. |
| Title: | Top Management Decision Sharing and Adherence to Plans |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Research
1997 : SEP, Vol. 40:1, p. 21-36 |
| Index terms: | DECISION MAKING STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGEMENT STYLES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article describes a study of the impact of top management decision sharing on the tendency of firms to adhere to their strategic plans, and the effects of strategic mission and environmental hostility on this decision sharing-adherence to plans relationship. As a secondary focus, the research also examined the impact of environmental hostility on the relationship between adherence to plans and firm financial performance. For the purposes of this study, adherence to plans was defined as an organizational outcome reflected in whether firms characteristically persist with predetermined and intended business plans or whether they regularly and extensively adjust their choice of business strategies and tactics in unplanned ways. |
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