The effects of task environment and organizational agility on perceived managerial discretion and strategy implementation in a pharmaceutical company
International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing
ISSN: 1750-6123
Article publication date: 30 December 2021
Issue publication date: 26 April 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the relationship between task environment, organizational agility, perceived managerial discretion and strategy implementation on unit performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on the literature review, a structural model was developed. A 74-item questionnaire was circulated among middle managers in sales and marketing. The data collection method used purposive sampling. A total of 228 valid responses were obtained. This study was conducted in a leading pharmaceutical company in Indonesia. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Findings
Based on the data analysis, this study shows that task environment and organizational agility act as antecedents of perceived managerial discretion, which drives strategy implementation resulting in unit performance.
Originality/value
Different from previous studies that examined the linkage of inertial forces and discretion, this research scrutinized the effects of organizational agility on perceived managerial discretion and the direct role of perceived managerial discretion on internal strategy implementation.
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Citation
Theodore, W., Kasali, R., Balqiah, T.E. and Sudhartio, L. (2022), "The effects of task environment and organizational agility on perceived managerial discretion and strategy implementation in a pharmaceutical company", International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 204-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPHM-11-2021-0116
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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