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Publication date: 27 March 2007

Jonathan Ezer

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Strategic Direction, vol. 23 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0258-0543

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Publication date: 9 January 2007

Jonathan Ezer and Dionysios S. Demetis

The aim of this paper is to argue that the need for strategy is overstated and that organizations should celebrate short‐term thinking.

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Purpose

The aim of this paper is to argue that the need for strategy is overstated and that organizations should celebrate short‐term thinking.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presents a case study of a medium‐sized software company in Canada, followed by an analysis in terms of the history of strategy and Ciborra's work on organizational change.

Findings

The study finds that strategy and structure are taken‐for‐granted assumptions that are not always appropriate. While strategy is important for contemporary business, it has overstepped its relevance and has been become the dominant organizing myth of modern management. Such a myth has become an obsession that quite often constrains the variety of organizational responses. The notion of strategy has become an “iron cage” which constrains manoeuvrability.

Practical implications

Short‐term thinking has tremendous benefits and should be embraced.

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The paper provides a useful insight into the benefits of short‐term thinking.

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 28 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 9 January 2007

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 28 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 24 April 2007

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

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Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Over the years we have been bombarded with ideas that associate proper formalized methods with optimal “solutions” for managing the organization, and therefore making the capitalist dream come true. Unfortunately, this dream is turning into a nightmare.

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

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Strategic Direction, vol. 23 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0258-0543

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Publication date: 19 April 2024

Jonathan Orsini, Kate McCain and Hannah M. Sunderman

The purpose of the current innovative practice paper is to introduce a technique to explore leader identity development and meaning-making that builds on the narrative pedagogical…

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The purpose of the current innovative practice paper is to introduce a technique to explore leader identity development and meaning-making that builds on the narrative pedagogical tradition. In this paper, we recommend a process for combining turning-point graphing and responsive (semi-structured) interviews to co-explore leadership identity development and meaning-making with college students.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper provides student feedback data on the effectiveness of the technique in improving understanding of leader identity and transforming meaning-making.

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We hope practitioners can utilize this approach to build leadership identity development and meaning-making capacity in college students.

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Journal of Leadership Education, vol. 23 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1552-9045

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Publication date: 3 February 2021

Lixuan Zhang, Iryna Pentina and Yuhong Fan

This study aims to investigate the differences in consumers’ perceptions of trust, performance expectancy and intention to hire between human financial advisors with high/low…

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This study aims to investigate the differences in consumers’ perceptions of trust, performance expectancy and intention to hire between human financial advisors with high/low expertise and robo-advisors.

Design/methodology/approach

Three experiments were conducted. The respondents were randomly assigned to human advisors with high/low expertise or a robo-advisor. Data were analyzed using MANCOVA.

Findings

The results suggest that consumers prefer human financial advisors with high expertise to robo-advisors. There are no significant differences between robo-advisors and novice financial advisors regarding performance expectancy and intention to hire.

Originality/value

This pioneering study extends the self-service technology adoption theory to examine adoption of robo-advisors vs human financial advisors with different expertise levels. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is among the first studies to address multi-dimensionality of trust in the context of artificial intelligence-based self-service technologies.

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Journal of Services Marketing, vol. 35 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0887-6045

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