STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Scope & Guideline
Advancing Knowledge in Business Strategy and Innovation
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Strategic Decision-Making:
Research that delves into the processes and frameworks used by organizations to make strategic choices, including the role of cognitive biases, executive characteristics, and decision authority. - Resource Management and Allocation:
Studies focusing on how firms allocate resources effectively, including insights into resource redeployment, dynamic capabilities, and the impact of organizational structure on performance. - Competitive Dynamics and Market Strategies:
Exploration of competitive behavior among firms, including entry strategies, responses to competitive threats, and the dynamics of alliances and partnerships. - Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
Investigations into the mechanisms of innovation within firms, the role of entrepreneurial activities, and how organizations adapt to changing market conditions. - Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility:
Research examining the intersection of governance structures, stakeholder engagement, and corporate social responsibility, highlighting how these elements influence firm performance. - Institutional and Environmental Influences:
Analysis of how external factors, including political, economic, and social environments, affect strategic choices and organizational outcomes.
Trending and Emerging
- Dynamic Capabilities and Innovation:
An increasing emphasis on how organizations develop dynamic capabilities to adapt and innovate in rapidly changing environments, suggesting a move towards understanding adaptability as a key strategic asset. - Digital Transformation and Technology Integration:
Research is increasingly focusing on how digital technologies, including AI and machine learning, influence strategic decision-making and organizational performance. - Social and Political Contexts of Strategy:
A growing interest in how social movements, political ideologies, and corporate activism influence strategic choices and firm behavior, reflecting the importance of societal factors in strategic management. - Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership:
The exploration of gender and racial diversity within corporate governance structures is gaining traction, with studies examining its impact on firm performance and decision-making. - Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility:
A rising trend towards integrating sustainability into core strategic frameworks, with firms increasingly prioritizing environmental and social governance as part of their strategic planning.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Competitive Advantage Models:
There appears to be a waning interest in the classical views of competitive advantage that focus solely on market positioning. Newer approaches emphasize dynamic capabilities and innovation over static advantages. - Overemphasis on Quantitative Methods:
There has been a noticeable decline in the focus on purely quantitative methodologies, with a shift towards mixed methods and qualitative insights that provide deeper contextual understanding. - Static Organizational Structures:
Research on traditional hierarchical organizational structures is becoming less prevalent, as firms increasingly adopt more fluid and networked organizational forms. - Short-Term Performance Metrics:
There is a diminishing focus on short-term performance indicators, with more attention being paid to long-term value creation and sustainability in strategic management.
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