Journal of Strategy and Management: Volume 16 Issue 1

Impact of institutional voids on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises

Krishnendu Saha, Chrisovaladis Malesios, Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Prasanta Kumar Dey

There is a critical gap in assessing how institutional voids affect SMEs' growth, investment commitment and reputation. The purpose of this paper is to explain how institutional…

Reorienting the organisational strategy of SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis: can entrepreneurial orientation help?

Andy Susilo Lukito-Budi, Hardo Firmana Given Grace Manik, Nurul Indarti

This paper offers innovative strategies on how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can respond to the COVID-19 crisis by incorporating an entrepreneurial orientation…

The changing face of retailing, 1980–2020

Sayee Manohar Krishnamurthy, Krishna Venkitachalam

The purpose of this research is to portray the historical evolution of retailing from 1980 to 2020. The study considers India as the domain as it is one of the fastest growing…

A meta-analysis of cross-country context effects on the link between green product strategy and financial performance

Jisun Kim, Hyun-Soo Woo, Rachel Balven, Glenn Hoetker

Decades of research offer mixed results regarding the relationship between green product strategies and corporate financial performance. On the one hand, many scholars put forward…

Organizational structure in family firms: a systematic literature review

Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu

This paper provides a review of the academic literature on organizational structure (OS) in family firms, highlighting the contribution to knowledge and identifying research gaps…

Employees' perception of corporate social responsibility and performance: the mediating roles of job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational trust

Pedro Silva, Antonio Carrizo Moreira, Jorge Mota

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an evolving concept which is increasingly being adopted by companies with the purpose of creating sustained organizational growth…

Contesting Mintzberg's five Ps for strategy: it is time for a product recall

Azaddin Salem Khalifa

The purpose of this paper is to contest Mintzberg's influential “five Ps for strategy”. It exposes the negative side effect of these “five Ps” and urges a rethinking of the…

Sharing at social distance: “clay-footed giants” coping strategies for navigating the pandemic

Cecilia Grieco

The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has led in a very short time to a worldwide pandemic that has had severe effects on both businesses and daily lives. In a scenario characterised by…

Linking manufacturing and competitive strategies for successful firm performance: a review and reconceptualization

Sidhartha Das, Cem Canel

The purpose of this study is to propose a framework depicting the dynamic links between a firm’s external environment, competitive strategy, manufacturing strategy, competitive…

Corporate boards' and firms' R&D responses to performance feedback

Michal Jirásek

A firm will respond to performance feedback, i.e. a comparison of its current performance with the goals to which it aspires, by means of changes in its search activity. There is…