Transition trajectories for market structure and firm strategy in China

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Issues related to understanding strategic behavior in transition economies such as China are examined, focusing on the importance of including such factors as organizational capabilities and transaction costs, in addition to social structure and institutional processes, as means to understand strategic behavior. Topics include the use of all factors to predict firm strategies and decision processes; and a Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer is used in a case study.

China, Economic aspects, Management research, Capitalism, Mixed economy

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Research in the strategic theory of the firm: 'Isolationism' and 'integrationism'

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This article examines two theoretical perspectives that influence corporate strategy research. The isolationist approach emphasizes a reliance on either organizational economics or a knowledge-based view while the integrationist approach emphasizes the benefits of combining these perspectives to develop a more comprehensive business theory.

Denmark, Business enterprises, Organizational research, Business economics, Managerial economics

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Cognitive and strategic decision processes: an integrative perspective

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This article examines the influence of cognitive biases on strategic decision making. Biases including an insensitivity to the probabilities of outcomes, a focus on fixed targets, exposure to few alternatives, and illusions of manageability directly affect the processes managers use to make strategic decisions for an organization.

United States, Psychological aspects, Decision-making, Decision making, Cognition, Organizational behavior, Industrial psychology, Industrial-organizational psychology

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