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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"Strategic decision making"”.
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Isomorphism in strategic decision-making
… the propensity of organisations to copy the strategic decisions of others, based around the BRANDMAPS simulation, investigated the effects of contingencies relating to the environment, the decision and the firm itself, in the absence of binding resource constraints and legal pressures. The …
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Strategic decision making model for shared services
… In this research I developed a shared services decision model which provides a formal approach to the evaluation of shared services opportunities of an organisation. The drive to be able to respond to the challenges of the chaotically changing business environment has forced organisations to …
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Understanding strategic decision making in manufacturing organizations
Strategic decision making has been a widely covered topic in a number of fields. While some researchers have concentrated on the"content" of strategic decisions, others have looked at the"process" of strategic decision making. A review of recent strategy-related literature shows that researchers …
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Visualisation of data to optimise strategic decision making
… developing data visualisations for effective strategic decision making. 1.1.1 Main problem statement: Big data is produced at exponential rates and organisational executives may not possess the appropriate skill or knowledge to consume it for rigorous and timely strategic decision-making (Li, …
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The value of process mining in strategic-decision making
… the value of process mining in organisational strategic decision-making is underexplored; this study aimed to fill this research gap. A qualitative research design was adopted to explore new insights and answer three research questions. This study put forward the exploratory design using the …
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Context-relevant strategic decision-making by leaders under crisis conditions
… and how their diverse contexts influenced their decision-making amidst uncertainty and change. The primary research question explored was: How do different contexts influence the strategic decision-making behaviours of leaders under crises conditions? The participants in this study, 16 female and …
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Developing a fengshui-based strategic decision-making model for Malaysia's property industry
… to get a sense of confidence to make well-guided decisions is unheard-of. To compound the problem, conscious and subconscious belief-based factors like Fengshui is pervasive in Malaysia's property industry. Although this phenomenon significantly impacts strategic decision (SD) making in the …
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Established Firms’ Strategic Decision Making when Faced with Low-End Disruptive Innovation
… of incumbent companies to make different strategic choices in such situations? To address these questions, I unite existing views in a deductively developed model of incumbent response to disruptive business model innovations. Then, I build a dynamic behavioral model of incumbent firms’ …
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Strategic decision-making in development theory and practice : a learning approach to democratic development
… ‘development’ will continue to fail people until decision-making structures are altered to reflect the views of those that are seeking to ‘develop’. This perspective suggests the possibility of a ‘dual approach’ to policy that seeks to alter decision-making structures while working in the shadow …
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Mechanisms for embedding sustainability into organisational strategic decision-making: technology as an enabling mechanism
… businesses to shift toward a more sustainable strategic focus if they are to positively impact the societies within which they operate and remain viable businesses in the future. This is becoming increasingly acknowledged amongst South African organisations, however the challenge they face is …
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An investigation of influences on strategic decision-making in popular recorded music industry micro-enterprises
This thesis investigates the strategic decision-making practices (SDM) in music industry micro-enterprises in the United States. Although a significant body of literature has examined the SDM processes in high-tech firms, manufacturers and other specialty industries, very little has been learned …
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Strategic decision-making of Chinese managers on corporate social responsibility issues: A policy-capturing study
… (CSR) literature; to analyse CSR issues from a strategic decision-making aspect; and to investigate the process of individual decision-makers’ CSRrelated decision-making in China. Therefore, the aims of this research are (1) to examine how managers’ strategic decision-making concerning CSR …
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A strategic decision making model on global capacity management for the manufacturing industry under market uncertainty
… capacity, as well as great management efforts in strategic planning. Capacity-related investment decisions are often irreversible or prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to change once they are in place. Furthermore, such companies operate in uncertain business environments, which can …
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Cybersecurity Strategy and Strategic Decision-making: An Examination from Dynamic Capability and Judgment-based View Perspectives
… the literature around cybersecurity and strategy-making. I contend that cybersecurity strategy-making research in the strategic management discipline is exceedingly rare, while research streams in cybersecurity research are heavily focused on the technical aspects of it with little discussion of …
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Strategic Decision-making Process in the Qatari Public Sector. Relationship between the Decision-Making Process, Implementation, and Outcome
Although several multi-dimensional models of strategic decision-making processes (SDMPs) have been examined in the literature, these studies have paid insufficient attention to the public sector context and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. SDMP in the public sector and the State of Qatar can …
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The relationship between the use of information systems and the performance of strategic decision-making processes. An empirical analysis.
Strategic decision makers typically use a wide range of communication and information media in complex, uncertain and often ambiguous or politically charged organizational contexts. However, little help is available in ensuring that their information behaviour is efficient and effective. This study …
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Strategic Decision Making in Community Colleges: An Exploration of Issues Relevant to Decision Making to Confer Community College Baccalaureate Degrees
… administrators employ when assessing the complex strategic decision to confer community college baccalaureate degrees. Strategic opportunities, such as conferring baccalaureate degrees, occur infrequently thus community college leaders must be prepared to act quickly and judiciously. There is …
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Learning to lead and strategic decision making in shared leadership organisations: challenges and prospects for start- ups SMEs’ in Malaysia.
… shared leaders’ learning to lead process and its strategic decision- making process. Six case studies were involved in data collection procedure and data were gathered by conducting 25 in-depth interviews with high growth SME leaders and employees. The study shows empirical evidence that the …
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