When are global decisions strategic?

IF 5.7 2区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Michael J. Leiblein, Jeffrey J. Reuer, Marcus M. Larsen, Torben Pedersen
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Research Summary

A robust academic field must set and revisit boundary conditions that define where, when, and to whom its insights apply. This is particularly true for a field such as global strategy where the ubiquity of the key terms invites indiscriminate use of the phrase. This essay argues that it is useful to define the field of global strategy as the subset of questions that meet the criteria for both “global” and “strategic” decisions. We offer an a priori approach to identifying and formulating problems that are unique to the global strategy field, suggest how our approach may help scholars better understand the “strategicness” of global decisions, and ultimately, offer a way for individuals with varied disciplinary or topical interests to connect with the field's core.

Managerial Summary

It has been observed that few executives can clearly articulate their firm's global strategy. This observation is disappointing given the development of theoretical insights from the fields of international business and strategic management that suggest alternative ways in which organizations can reliably and repeatedly create, capture, and deliver value. The existence of this shortcoming suggests that it will be beneficial to develop unambiguous statements that define what constitutes a global, a strategic, and a globally strategic decision. This essay offers a priori definitions of these terms in the hope of helping individuals both consider the unique and distinctive elements of global strategy and better understand the core decisions that guide an organization's pursuit of its global objectives, scope, and sources of advantage.

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什么时候全局决策是战略性的?
一个强大的学术领域必须设置和重新审视边界条件,以确定其见解在何时何地适用于谁。对于像全球战略这样的领域来说尤其如此,因为无处不在的关键术语会导致不加区分地使用该短语。本文认为,将全球战略领域定义为满足“全球”和“战略”决策标准的问题子集是有用的。我们提供了一种先验的方法来识别和制定全球战略领域独有的问题,建议我们的方法如何帮助学者更好地理解全球决策的“战略性”,并最终为具有不同学科或主题兴趣的个人提供一种与该领域核心联系的方法。据观察,很少有高管能清楚地阐明公司的全球战略。考虑到国际商业和战略管理领域的理论见解的发展,这种观察结果令人失望,这些理论见解提出了组织可以可靠地、反复地创造、获取和交付价值的替代方法。这一缺点的存在表明,制定明确的声明来定义什么是全球性的、战略性的和全球性的战略决策将是有益的。本文提供了这些术语的先验定义,希望帮助个人考虑全球战略的独特和独特元素,并更好地理解指导组织追求其全球目标、范围和优势来源的核心决策。
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CiteScore
14.20
自引率
11.80%
发文量
46
期刊介绍: The Global Strategy Journal is a premier platform dedicated to publishing highly influential managerially-oriented global strategy research worldwide. Covering themes such as international and global strategy, assembling the global enterprise, and strategic management, GSJ plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of global business dynamics.
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