Understanding strategic responses to institutional pressures

Article Abstract:

Oliver's framework that addresses the institutional pressures and the associated organizational strategic responses is evaluated using information from the steel industry and the important issue of radioactive contamination of scrap steel. It is found that firms that cooperated with others in their industry favored less active firm strategies and are less inclined to engage in the actively resistant strategies of avoidance and defiance.

Strategic planning (Business)

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The role of knowledge embeddedness in the creation of synergies in strategic alliances

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A conceptual model, based on a structural equation approach was developed for empirically investigating the role played by relational embeddedness in the process of creation of synergies of knowledge-related capabilities in strategic alliances (SAs). A series of testable propositions are derived based on the theoretical model followed up with discussion of contribution to theory development and future research directions.

Knowledge management

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Does coercion drive firms to adopt 'voluntary' green initiatives? relationships among coercion, superior firm resources, and voluntary green initiatives

Article Abstract:

Impact of coercion on acceptance of voluntary green initiatives by companies is discussed. Influence of coercion of external and internal sources on the environmental strategies of companies is presented.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Administration of Conservation Programs, Natural Resource Programs, Venture Analysis, Earth Resources Programs, Decision-making, Decision making, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business enterprises, Volunteerism, Natural resource policy

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