Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Manufacturing Strategy Content Process and Implementation and Strategic Direction Consistency on Firm Performance in Mature Industries written by Suan Tong Foo and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Strategy Formulation and Implementation in Manufacturing Organisations written by Nandakumar Mankavil Kovil Veettil and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key preoccupation of strategy as a field of study is the identification of sources of heterogeneous performance among competing firms. The main theories of strategy include contingency theory, Porter's positioning theory, resource-based view and its derivatives and environmental theories and offer varying views explaining the potential reasons for deriving superior rent. Empirical studies in the field of strategic management have mainly focussed on two main streams of research: (i) the relationship between how strategy is formulated in a firm and firm performance and (ii) the relationship between the content of strategy and firm performance. A third area of interest is strategy implementation, but unlike the other two areas, strategy implementation has not received much empirical interest. The results of the previous studies examining the relationship between strategy formulation and performance and strategy content and performance have been inconclusive. Some studies have reported positive relationships, while others found no relationship. The previous studies also suffered from a number of methodological inadequacies such as inconsistent operationalisation of the constructs, unclear definition of industry sectors and small sample size. Only a few studies have focussed on UK based organisations. In addition there is a dearth of empirical research using UK based engineering organisations. The study reported in this thesis examines the impact of strategy formulation, strategy content and strategy implementation on organisational performance, all within a single study. As far as the author was able to establish by examining the previous studies, none of the previous studies have looked into strategic planning, business-level strategy and strategy implementation simultaneously in a single study. Furthermore this study considers the moderating effects of environment on the relationship between strategy formulation and performance and strategy content and performance. It also assesses the moderating effect of organisational structure on the relationship between strategy content and performance. Because of the integrated approach taken, this study makes a significant contribution to the literature. This study also addresses some of the methodological shortcomings of the previous studies by clearly defining the industry sectors, using a good sample size and by using properly validated constructs. It gains significance mainly due to its focus on UK based organisations and helps theory development because a robust theory is crucially dependent on empirical studies representing different industry sectors and geographical regions. Based on the literature review a conceptual model of strategy formulation and implementation was proposed and the hypotheses to be tested were derived. These hypotheses were classified into two groups namely (i) hypotheses for validating the findings of previous studies and (ii) hypotheses which have not been tested in previous studies. Hypotheses in the first group have examined the impact of strategic planning, business-level strategy and planning of strategy implementation on organisational performance. Hypotheses in the second group have examined the interrelationships between strategic planning, business-level strategy and strategy implementation. The development of the survey instrument involved a number of processes including adaptation of the constructs from previous studies, review by a panel of experts and a pilot study. This process ensured content and face validity of the measures. Using the validated questionnaire a postal survey was conducted among the chief executives of manufacturing organisations in the UK belonging to the electrical and mechanical engineering sectors. Appropriate analytical techniques were used to test the hypotheses and Partial least squares (PLS), which is a structural equation modelling technique was used to test the conceptual model. Organisational performance was measured using two constructs namely objective fulfilment and relative competitive performance. The study indicated that strategic planning has a strong positive relationship with objective fulfilment and its relationship with relative competitive performance is not very strong. It was found that strategic planning helps organisations to improve their relative competitive performance in highly dynamic as well as highly hostile environments. The results indicated that organisations that had a clear business-level strategy by adopting one of the strategies namely cost-related, differentiation or integrated strategies performed better than stuck-in-the-middle companies both in terms of objective fulfilment and relative competitive performance. It was also found that external environment moderates the relationship between business-level strategy and performance to some extent. A cost-related strategy helps organisations to improve their performance in environments with low levels of hostility. A differentiation strategy is helpful in improving relative competitive performance in highly hostile environments as well as highly dynamic environments. It was found that an organic structure is helpful for organisations having a clear strategy to improve their performance. The planning of strategy implementation had a significant positive relationship with both the performance measures. When the conceptual model was tested using PLS it was found that some of the relationships in the model were not statistically significant. The model indicated that it is not possible to effectively predict relative competitive performance using the variables used in this study. However, the model indicated that objective fulfilment can be predicted using strategic planning and the planning of strategy implementation. Most of the previous studies have examined bivariate relationships. The structural model indicates that some of the bivariate relationships become insignificant when strategic planning is studied along with business-level strategy and strategy implementation simultaneously. The findings of this study are extremely useful to CEOs and senior managers as they confirm the importance of strategic planning and the need for properly planning and prioritising strategy implementation in order to enhance organisational performance. It also highlights the importance of clearly defining the business-level strategies for improving performance. Some of the main limitations of this study include the use of single respondents, its focus on only two industry sectors, sole dependence on the survey data and common method variance. These limitations, and measures taken to overcome common method variance, are discussed in the thesis. This thesis comprises of eleven chapters which are organised into four sections. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the study. It explains the background of the study and presents the conceptual model and study objectives. Part 1 contains a comprehensive literature review which includes strategy development process, strategic planning and performance, business-level strategy and performance and a review of strategy implementation literature. Part 2 describes the main aspects concerning research methodology and survey design. Part 3 provides the details of data analysis carried out and the results obtained by testing the hypotheses. Part 4 provides a summary of discussions outlined in this thesis and the conclusions derived.
Download or read book An Empirical Investigation Into the Strategic Responses of U S Manufacturing Firms Operating in Mature Industries Threatened by Foreign Competition written by Stephen John Buckley and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy written by Christopher Voss and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen, mostly new, papers together with editorial comment by Voss (London Business School) give an overview and discuss strategy formulation and implementation, the international context, tools and frameworks--focus, flexibility, time-based competition, and the theory of constraints--and research needs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book A Taxonomy of Strategic Practices written by Man-Shan Hilda Lai and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Taxonomy of Strategic Practices: an Empirical Investigation of Manufacturing Firms in the PRD" by Man-shan, Hilda, Lai, 賴文山, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract Abstract of thesis entitled "A Taxonomy of Strategic Practices: An Empirical Investigation of Manufacturing Firms in the PRD" Submitted by LAI Man Shan Hilda for the degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in September 2005. Strategic practices form the link between manufacturing strategy and strategic performance. This research begins by pointing out that prior studies appeared to lean overwhelmingly towards the investigation of manufacturing strategy as the sole cornerstone in developing competitive advantages. A loophole appeared to exist concerning the adoption of strategic practices as the linkage in sharpening competitive advantage. This research study uncovers and examines from a network perspective the underlying patterns of strategic practices in four manufacturing sectors: (1) apparel, (2) electrical and electronic, (3) metal and machinery, and (4) plastics and toys in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and identifies the external factors that contribute to the adoption of seven specific strategic practices: cross functional integration, JIT practice, concurrent engineering, organizational learning, supplier relationship, customer focus and information sharing. Through a questionnaire survey, this research identified that technology intensity and demand uncertainty are the key drivers contributing to the adoption of strategic practices: they were found to be inversely related. A taxonomy of strategic practices is established with four manufacturing clusters: network H.M.S. Lai Page ii integrator, network learner, network follower and network isolator, of which the former three clusters appear proactive in adopting strategic practices, while the last does not. It is expected that the three former clusters will shift to a more demand uncertain condition as a result of global integration, while the other cluster will anticipate intense competition and a need to struggle for survival. This study also finds that the JIT practice is the least consolidated strategic practice among industrialists in the PRD. With the taxonomy derived of strategic practices, this research will help guide practitioners who seek to develop competitive advantages and will also contribute to the research field of strategy management through exploring the patterns of strategic practices from the empirical context. (293 words) H.M.S. Lai Page iii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3580993 Subjects: Strategic planning - China - Pearl River Delta Manufacturing industries - China - Pearl River Delta - Management Business planning - China - Pearl River Delta Competition
Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy Implementation written by Kimberly Ann Bates and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategy Formulation in Entrepreneurial Firms written by Azhdar Karami and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with strategy formulation issues in the relatively neglected field of entrepreneurial firms. It raises questions, such as what is the strategic role of entrepreneurship in small businesses? How does the top management in small firms perceive the processes associated with strategy formulation? How are business strategies formulated and implemented in SMEs and importantly, are there lessons that can be learnt by large corporations from the smaller ones? Using a sample covering a wide range of entrepreneurial firms in the UK, the author addresses the lack of strategic thinking in the management of small firms and provides recommendations for effective strategic management processes.
Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy written by Terry Hill and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many industrial companies, strategic developments are predominantly based on corporate marketing decisions with manufacturing being forced to react to these at the back end of the process. In Manufacturing Strategy, Terry Hill sets out to show how decisions over manufacturing should form part of the strategic direction of the company as a whole. Based on the first edition, the book has been updated with new material and new case studies including the service elements of manufacturing that reflect the author's ongoing programme of consultancy and research in this field.
Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technology on Business Performance written by Devraj Agarwal and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Input of Manufacturing to the Strategic Process written by William J. Scheela and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Linking Manufacturing Strategy and Performance written by Aleda V. Roth and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy written by John E. Ettlie and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-01-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of Consensus as a Measure of Manufacturing Strategy written by Mark Hanna and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy Implementation Conceptualization written by Michael Effiong Udoboho and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturing strategy implementation posits daunting tasks and responsibility via business manager. Success of the business organization depends on parameter strategy implementation in the midst of numerous challenges. Firm strategy is a means of obtaining competitive performance, while implementation is the means for sustainable performance and survival. Manufacturing strategic management archive, elucidated that conceptualization of strategy implementation into successful performance, attracts less or no attention of the academicians and professionals, because manufacturing firm activities have been postulated as poor-man function. With the effect of globalization, intensive competition and customer awareness, demands the manufacturing firm to design sound strategy and systematic implementation which need synergy and partnering among all organizational citizens in order to engineer lucrative ventures which was lacking over the decades. Therefore, this study aims at examining the manufacturing strategy implementation challenges and its benefits in the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment.
Download or read book Strategic Marketing in the Global Forest Industries written by Heikki Juslin and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Investigation of the Process of Formulating Long range Manufacturing Strategy to Gain Competitive Advantage Based on a Firm s Manufacturing Capability written by Thomas L. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
