Assessing Miles and Snow Typology through the Lens of Managerial Discretion: How National-Level Discretion Impact Firms Strategic Orientation

Moustafa Salman Haj Youssef and Ioannis P. Christodoulou
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Moustafa Salman Haj Youssef: Westminster Business School, University of Westminster
Ioannis P. Christodoulou: Westminster Business School, University of Westminster

Management and Organizational Studies, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 67-73

Abstract: Studies on the implications of managerial discretion have mainly focused on the firm, executive or industry level attributes. Little work has tackled the national-level aspect of this construct and its potential implication on firm strategies. We seek to theoretically establish an association between the construct of managerial discretion and firm strategic orientation from a national-level. Our theoretical analysis strongly suggests that the degree of managerial discretion available to executives in each country could have a strong influence on companies¡¯ competitive strategy. We contribute to the strategic management field and the discretion literature by uncovering new national-level implications.

Keywords: strategic orientation; miles and snow typology; managerial discretion; national-level; competitive strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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