Theorists have suggested that organizational culture is a strategic resource that has value in ensuring the continuing existence and success of organizations (Michalisin, Smith, & Kline, 1997; Barney, 1986, 1991; Hult, Ketchen, & Nichols, 2002; Gordon, 1985). This assertion is supported by various studies that have linked organizational culture to broad strategic outcomes such as an organizatio...

the strategic entrepreneurship was considered a factor which could affect the output of the small, medium and big organizations and improve the growth and wealth of an organization. nowadays, large numbers of organizations exploit the strategic entrepreneurship as a procedure to achieve long-term competitive advantages. this research is aimed at investigating the effect of the strategic entrepr...

Despite all that's been written about mergers and acquisitions, even the experts know surprisingly little about them. The author recently headed up a year-long study sponsored by Harvard Business School on the subject of M&A activity. In-depth findings will emerge over the next few years, but the research has already revealed some interesting results. Most intriguing is the notion that, althoug...

In 2001, Eagle Datamation International (EDI), a leader in the Australasian customs clearance and freight forwarding software market, embarked on a process of cultural transformation in response to changes in its regulatory environment. The first phase of this transformative process involved the execution of a strategy of ‘creative destruction’ through which a new ‘insurgent’ culture, focused u...

strategic human resource management implications in different part of the worlds have been investigated in different research papers. the depth of implementation of shrm, results in the productivity of the organizations. the current paper is a conceptual overview on the shrm implementation in iran. the circumstances and the elements that contribute to the shrm implementation in this country nee...

OBJECTIVES To develop a set of scientifically sound and managerially useful system-level cancer care performance indicators for public reporting in Ontario, Canada. IMPLEMENTATION Using a modified Delphi panel method, comprising a systematic literature review and multiple rounds of structured feedback from 34 experts, the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario developed a set of quality indicators...

Along with the advancement of economic globalization and industrial revolution, scholars and managers have realized the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, there is still an absence of a knowledge bridge between theories and practices, namely how to apply CSR theories to strategic management practices. This paper adopts a qualitative study method and takes Wen’s Foodst...