Organizational politics and the strategic process
โ Scribed by Shaker A. Zahra
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 823 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4544
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โฆ Synopsis
His research centers on the role of board of directors in the strategic process, determinants of innovation in large corporations, and ethical issues associated with strategic choices.
Study objectives
Three issues are emphasized in this paper. The first is the relationship between OP and the strategic process. The second is the influence of OP on company performance. The third is the ramifications of the results reported here for managerial ethical behavior.
Review of the literature
The "strategic process" embodies the activities relevant to the conception, development, selection, and implementation of company strategies to achieve organizational effectiveness. This process, therefore, revolves around the following: (a) developing corporate mission, (b) internal analysis of company weaknesses and strengths, (c) external analysis of opportunities and threats, (d) developing possible alternatives for strategic choice, (e) analysis of these options and selection of the strategy, and (f) implementation of the chosen course of action (Glueck
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