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Corporate linkages and organizational environment: a test of the resource dependence model

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The role of boards of directors in strategic management was studied by collecting data from 147 organizations in nine industries. Resource-dependence theory suggested that the boards would manage uncertainty, while management-control theory suggested that the boards would not have a major role in strategic management. The results of the study indicated that the boards had a tendency to respond to environmental uncertainty.

Corporate directors

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Market position, resource profile, and governance: linking Porter and Williamson in the context of international courier and small package services in Japan

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This article discusses strategic management methods, with particular attention to Williamson's theory on transaction cost economics and Porter's theory on strategic positioning framework. An analysis of the small package and international courier services in Japan focuses on the market position, organizational structure, and resource profile of the firms.

Japan, Management, Courier services, Express delivery services, Market share, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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An examination into the causal logic of rent generation: contrasting Porter's competitive strategy framework and the resource-based perspective

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An analysis of competitive sustainable advantage is presented. M. Porter's competitive strategy theory is contrasted with the resource-based theory.

World, Models, Competition (Economics)

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