Matching method to paradigm in strategy research: limitations of cross-sectional analysis and some methodological alternatives

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Researchers have usually depended on cross-sectional methods that have the implied assumption that model parameters are stable across companies and over time when they study the relationships concerned with the structure-strategy-performance paradigm. Many of the theories employed in strategic management have clear company- and time-specific components. Thus, the parameters for the relationships examined should empirically vary across companies and over time. Failure to consider such variability can result in biased parameter estimates and wrong inferences. Thus, it is suggested that alternative techniques that can overcome the limitations of a cross-sectional analysis be employed.

author: Wiersema, Margarethe F., Bowen, Harry P.
Management Theory & Techniques, Management, Paradigm (Theory of knowledge)

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Firm performance, rent appropriation, and the strategic resource divestment capability

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Resource divestment is considered a significant firm-level resource management capability that exhibits a two step organizational change routine. The model of the resource divestment capability is tested with a dataset of professional baseball franchises during the 1969-1983 timeframe.

author: Wiersema, Margarethe F., Moliterno, Thomas P.
Analysis, Economic rent, Business performance management, Report

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The measurement of corporate portfolio strategy: analysis of the content validity of related diversification indexes

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Research on corporate finance and the strategic aspects of portfolio management is presented, focusing on the construction of measures of related diversification. Topics include the analysis of content validity and portfolio composition.

author: Wiersema, Margarethe F., Robins, James A.
Commercial Banks, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Portfolio Management, Portfolio & Funds Management, Corporate finance, Diversification (Investments)

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subjects list: Research, Strategic planning (Business), United States
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