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Showing papers on "Performance management published in 1986"


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TL;DR: In this article, three attributes that a firm's culture must have to generate sustained competitive advantages are isolated, and the normative implications of the analysis are discussed, and it is shown that firms that do not have these attributes can engage in activities that will modify their cultures and generate sustained superior financial performance because their modified cultures typically will be neither rare nor imperfectly imitable.
Abstract: Three attributes that a firm's culture must have to generate sustained competitive advantages are isolated. Previous findings suggest that the cultures of some firms have these attributes; thus, these cultures are a source of such advantages. The normative implications of the analysis are discussed. Firms that do not have the required cultures cannot engage in activities that will modify their cultures and generate sustained superior financial performance because their modified cultures typically will be neither rare nor imperfectly imitable. Firms that have cultures with the required attributes can obtain sustained superior financial performance from their cultures.

3,653 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used moderated regression analysis and subgroup analysis to investigate the effect of market structures on the relationship between strategy variables and performance, and found that market structures, as measured by characteristics of market structure, moderate the strength but not the form of relationships between strategies and performance.
Abstract: Environments have been viewed as key contingency variables for relationships between strategy and performance. Yet, the nature of this contingency relationship has not been resolved; do environments moderate its form or its strength? Using moderated regression analysis and subgroup analysis, this study demonstrated that environments, as measured by characteristics of market structures, moderate the strength but not the form of relationships between strategy variables and performance.

383 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine when resource sharing is desirable and what its administrative implications are for strategic business units (SBUs) in the context of resource sharing among SBUs.
Abstract: Despite widespread resource sharing among strategic business units (SBUs), questions such as when resource sharing is desirable and what its administrative implications are have rarely been examine...

332 citations


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TL;DR: This study develops seven key dimensions of planning systems, five reflecting their design aspects and two tapping the organizational context of planning.
Abstract: Drawing on the relevant literature, this study develops seven key dimensions of planning systems, five reflecting their design aspects and two tapping the organizational context of planning. Discri...

290 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of data for 22 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) indicated that succession has no effect on subsequent team performance when prior performance is controlled, a result con
Abstract: Analysis of data for 22 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) indicated that succession has no effect on subsequent team performance when prior performance is controlled, a result cons...

276 citations


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TL;DR: The authors examined predictors and consequences of delegation in 19 branch offices of a large insurance company and found that delegation can have a negative effect on the performance of claims adjusters and supervisors.
Abstract: This research examined predictors and consequences of delegation. Participants were 44 supervisors and 198 claims adjusters employed in 19 branch offices of a large insurance company. Delegation wa...

200 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, surveys of first-line supervisors in a single, broadly representative industry to compare practices and attitudes concerning quality in the United States and Japan were conducted, and they focused on...
Abstract: This study drew on surveys of first-line supervisors in a single, broadly representative industry to compare practices and attitudes concerning quality in the United States and Japan. It focused on...

177 citations


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TL;DR: This paper examined the reaction of the securities market to the deaths of certain key executives and found that the stock market reacted positively to the death of these executives. But they did not examine the consequences of these deaths.
Abstract: As an initial step in redirecting research on turnover to focus on its consequences, this study examined the reaction of the securities' market to the deaths of certain key executives. Although dea...

119 citations



Book
01 Jan 1986

13 citations



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TL;DR: In this article, an employee-driven mechanism for identifying relative strengths and weaknesses of work groups is proposed, called TEAMS-G profiling, which allows an organization to identify the performance of different groups relative to other groups.
Abstract: Employee groups account for a large part of the variation in effective agribusiness performance. TEAMS-G profiling provides an employee driven mechanism for identifying relative strengths and weaknesses of work groups. TEAMS-G appraisal allows an organization to identify the performance of work groups relative to other groups. Identification of group performance facilitates the targeting of training and development interventions as well as the more equitable differential distribution of organizational rewards.