Abstract An Erratum has been published for this article in Strategic Management Journal 25(3) 2004, 307. How does organizational slack affect firm performance? Organization theory posits that slack, despite its costs, a positive impact on performance. In contrast, agency suggests breeds inefficiency and inhibits The empirical evidence, largely from developed economies, inconclusive. Moreover, little effort made to empirically test whether such an (positive or negative) is linear curvilinear....

Abstract This study examined the strategy‐environment‐performance paradigm in a centrally plannedeconomy (People's Republic of China) transition to more market‐driven economy. Based on survey top Chinese managers electronics industry, it was found that during this course transformation, firms exhibited distinctive strategies despite long tradition central planning, and these were signijcantly related perceived environmental uncertainty. Specifically, perceptions increased uncertainty be...

Literature revealed that an appropriate alignment between firm strategic orientation and market positioning is critical because of its impact on performance. The especially crucial for small businesses as a result their limited resource base. However, studies have not adequately accounted the joint effect entrepreneurial (EO) (MO) performance in different institutional environments, such transitional economies. In this study, we examine moderating EO linkage MO among enterprises China. We...

ABSTRACT Existing strategic group studies have rarely examined ownership type as a variable to classify firms in an industry. Using Chinese of different types, we suggest that can be parsimonious and important managers use cognitively into groups. While itself is objective variable, contend types lead managerial outlook mentality due number macro micro foundations giving rise various cognitions. Employing the Miles Snow typology, find state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) privately‐owned (POEs)...

Economic reform in China has attracted growing attention from around the world owing to its significance for theory and practice. What been largely missing literature is temporal dimension, i.e., changes over time key variables such as organizational environment, firm strategic adaptations, performance implications. In this study, we investigate environment adaptations 12 years after Tan Litschert examined these issues 1990. Following a staged model, study found that (1) have co-evolved...

Although networks have been considered crucial to transnational entrepreneurship (TE), there has a lack of theoretical and methodological engagement with social network analysis in the existing TE research. We approach through lens glocalized networks—networks both local global connection. develop framework that articulates relation discuss how capture structure impacts process TE.

This study examined the strategy-environment-performance paradigm in a centrally planned economy (People's Republic of China) transition to more market-driven economy. Based on survey top Chinese managers electronics industry, it was found that during this course transformation, firms exhibited distinctive strategies despite long tradition central planning, and these were significantly related perceived environmental uncertainty. Specifically, managers' perceptions increased uncertainty be...

Since most researchers use the terms “culture” and “nation” interchangeably, majority of empirical cross-cultural studies aiming to isolate role culture tend be cross-national that are confounded with influence national environment. This study employs a hybrid, quasi-experimental design Investigate whether cultural or effects have stronger on entrepreneurs' perception environment their strategic orientations. Specifically, I draw three samples entrepreneurs from two cultures countries,...

Abstract This study explores the role of procedural and distributive justice in influencing supervisory trust, job satisfaction, organizational commitment. Past work U.S. settings has shown differential effects on attitudes while other supports relationship between both with trust. attempts to replicate US findings extend them samples from India, Germany, China (Hong Kong). A theoretical model was tested via structural equation analysis. Organizational found be an important predictor trust...

In this study I contend that the ownership type has a significant impact on environment–strategy configurations amongst different firms in transitional economy. The influence of configuration is tested, based an analysis surveys 201 managers from four types companies China: state‐owned, collectively‐owned, privately‐owned, and foreign joint ventures. Results support central notion each exhibits distinct configuration, which turn important performance implications for firms.

This study examines characteristics of perceived political/regulatory environments and strategic orientations among Chinese private enterprises. Using a sample fifty-three entrepreneurs, the found that regulatory hostility, dynamism, complexity led to strategies characterized by innovativeness, proactiveness, risktaking, yet discouraged future-oriented strategy. Results were compared with studies entrepreneurs in Western economies as well other countries. Implications are also discussed.

The strategic fit paradigm, originally derived from observations in market-based economies, asserts that an appropriate match between environment and strategy has significant positive implications for business performance. Based on a random sample of Chinese electronics firms, this study systematically examines the applicability paradigm China’s centrally planned economy transition. Results indicate while environment-strategy coalignment is evident, only improves performance under certain...

Abstract The rise and decline of foreign entry strategies in transition economies is an important yet largely overlooked issue the literature. This study a step toward filling this gap by examining how mimetic within reference groups emergence competing strategy affect bandwagon phenomenon dominant context China, where international equity joint ventures (EJVs) used to be among firms 1990s. Findings from sample 1,123 EJVs formed China's non‐restricted industries 1990 2003 show that impact...