Top managers' strategic cognitions of the strategy making process: Differences between high and low performing firms

Article Abstract:

An interview of 34 executives on Boards and Top Management Teams in 28 high and low performing firms was conducted to elicit the strategic cognitions of how they make sense of their strategy making experiences. The results indicated that executives in high performing firms compared to low performing firms, used different core perceptual dimensions and language when describing what constitutes successful strategy making.

Analysis, Surveys, Executives, Strategic planning (Business)

---

Perceived sources of value in a poorly performing business

Article Abstract:

Research presented concerns the valuation of financially struggling corporations, focusing on how different types of investors view these companies. A survey of takeover and turnaround artists, bankers, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs is presented.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Corporations, Valuation

---

Knowledge management: auditing and reporting intellectual capital

Article Abstract:

This article examines accounting practices in knowledge-based economies, focusing on the auditing of intellectual capital. Research suggests that knowledge management strategies that are clearly defined benefit the performance of firms.

Accounting and auditing, Knowledge management, Human capital

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Links among satisfaction, commitment, and turnover intentions: the moderating effect of experience, gender, and performance
• Abstracts: Managers' perceptions of their identity: a comparative study between the Czech Republic and Britain. Corporate ideology - meanings and contradictions for middle managers
• Abstracts: Strategic leadership and organizational learningStrategic leadership and organizational learning. Role Transitions in Organizational Life: An Identity-Based Perspective
• Abstracts: Beyond improved quality: the motivational effects of statistical process control. Comparing quality of care in non-profit and for-profit nursing homes: a process perspective
• Abstracts: No matter how you vote, its costing you. Labor's victory plans. A record of reform

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.