This paper integrates the strategy and structure constructs using organizational learning theory. Learning theory is refined by arraying strategic and structure constructs along a path dependent, concatenated, continuum that is congruent with the original model of strategy and structure originally proposed by Chandler. The model also enhances methodological rigor by increasing congruence betwee...

Leader self-development enables leaders to adapt to the continually changing environment both within and outside of the organization. The purpose of this paper is to describe the construct of leader self-development and the processes by which it can serve as an organizational leadership development strategy. We framed the paper around a multi-level model of leader self-development linking organ...

Willingness to take risks is considered a quality of most successful managers (MacCrimmon and Wehrung 1986). There continues to be a societal stereotype, however, that women are not as inclined to engage in risk taking as their male counterparts. Research on whether this stereotype is justified has produced equivocal results, at best. This paper reports on a series of experiments which show the...

This paper describes a web-based system that integrates knowledge management and decision-making features to enable short-term communities of practice develop manufacturing strategy. The system is based on a well-defined model of the problem domain, which builds on organizational activities and resources and their association with the main strategic objectives of the manufacturing function (i.e...

The aim of this paper is to explore if ambidextrous strategy can support structured open innovation practices through dynamic capabilities. Drawing on multi-disciplinary literature with complementary theoretical roots, open innovation is linked to higher level organizational ambidextrous strategy and organizational processes that encompass dynamic capabilities. A theoretical framework is develo...

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been demonstrated to be less likely to use spontaneously generated organizational strategies during verbal episodic memory and visuoconstruction tasks. However, whether this organizational deficit is generalizable to other areas of cognitive functioning has not been established. In the present study, we assessed whether adults with OCD are ...

As reflected in this issue, organizations are increasingly using information and communication technology to enhance their processes and strategy. Virtual communications, collaborations , alliances, business intelligence, and knowledge management are becoming critical for organizational success along with the underlying information technology investments and security. Through articles describin...

An organization fits strategically in a particular branch of activity if it has a sustainable competitive market position. Strategic integration involves adopting a strategy that takes into account both the mutations registered in the business environment and the development stage of the organization. In this context, the paper examines in a correlative vision the trinomial “strategy – strategi...