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Strategic decision speed and international performance: The roles of competitive intensity, resource flexibility, and structural organicity
journal contribution
posted on 2021-06-04, 10:35 authored by Samuel Adomako, Kwabena Frimpong, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Francis Donbesuur, Robert A. OpokuBased on insights from the decision-making and contingency theories, this study examined the influence of strategic decision speed (SDS) on the international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and explored the conditions under which SDS effectively drives international performance. We tested our model using structural equation modeling using a sample of 212 SMEs involved in cross-border activities. First, the results show that fast decision-making is associated with greater international performance of SMEs. Second, the analyses suggest that the relationship between SDS and international performance is amplified for organically structured SMEs, and those operating in highly competitive environments. In addition, the outcomes revealed that SDS is more positively related to international performance at greater levels of flexible internal resources. These results have important theoretical and practical implications for the international business literature.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Published in
Management International ReviewVolume
61Issue
1Pages
27 - 55Publisher
SpringerVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Management International Review. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-021-00439-wAcceptance date
2021-03-04Publication date
2021-04-05Copyright date
2021ISSN
0938-8249eISSN
1861-8901Publisher version
Language
- en