Organizational Culture And Strategy. How Does It Work? An Empirical Research

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Business Strategy 2
Business Strategy _Assessment 2_ Journal Article Review Template
Title of the Article Managing family businesses in small communities
Date of Publication/Volume
and
Issue
2001. 39(1)
Author/s Names Nancy J. Miller, Harriet McLeod, and Keun Young Oh
Purpose: What does the article
set
out to do? In other words
what is the objective of the
author?
To examine the alterations in management strategies of small family owned enterprises in small
communities found the U.S.
Theory: Does the article use
any
theoretical framework related
to Business Strategy? If yes,
explain the framework briefly.
What are the strengths and
weakness of the framework?
Yes. The study begins with an empirical survey of the management strategies of small businesses
and points out the lack of information regarding individual and economic dynamics of the family-
owned enterprises due to the nature of the family substructure that runs them. The theoretical
framework also provides various bases for a family owned small business definitions namely the
number of employees, availability of resources, and the hierarchy of the management. The theory
part also discussed approaches to management strategies from the perspectives of cost, the
structure of the sector, market preferences, and organizational capabilities. The framework outlines
existing common approach to family business research such as the prescriptive approach which
emphasizes on enhancing the well-being of family associations instead of organizational
performance. The framework proposed by Harris, Martinez, and Ward (1994) for evaluation of
strategies and adapted by family-owned businesses formed the basis for the study because of the
significant impact of the several features of the family and the leader of the business on strategy
formulation.
The study provides a strong justification background upon which the study variables are based
thus increasing its reliability. However, the evaluation of management strategy has only been
based on a single framework thus limiting its generalization.

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Methodology: What
methodology
have the authors used to
collect data?
Is the article cross cultural? If
yes please explain why you
think it is cross cultural.
Telephone interviews.
No. The paper is not cross-cultural because the target population is small family-owned businesses
located in small communities in the U.S. the criteria was that the communities had to have fewer
than a total population of 10,000 people which are most likely to share the same culture.
Data Analysis: How was the data
analysed? In other words what
statistical tools were used?
Modified Higgins’ managerial functions model was used alongside a five-Likert scale to rate the
level of the ten strategies used. Cluster analysis and univariate analysis were used.
Findings and conclusion
What were the findings and
conclusion draw from the article?
The management activities that are used in planning are not considered as different from those
regarded as controlling. Most of the managers of cluster 3 business inherited the enterprise from
family and friends. The administration of the small family-owned companies found in the small
communities in the U.S who implemented strategies on extensive planning and controlling was
convinced that their businesses were thriving. But they acknowledged that they lacked sound
marketing strategies.
How did the article contribute to
the theories and concepts of
Business Strategy?
The article pointed to the need for additional research in business strategy namely the relation
between entrepreneurial features and the performance of a family-owned business. The analysis
of Higgins concepts for planning and control reveals that the activities involved overlap.

Business Strategy 4
Business Strategy _Assessment 2_ Journal Article Review Template
Title of the Article What Is International Strategy Research And What Is Not?
Date of Publication/Volume and
Issue
2015, (5)
Author/s Names Stephen Tallman And Torben Pedersen
Purpose: What does the article
set
out to do? In other words
what is the objective of the
author?
To find out the meaning of international strategy and differentiate it from what it is not.
Theory: Does the article use any
theoretical framework related
to Business Strategy? If yes,
explain the framework briefly.
What are the strengths and
weakness of the framework?
Yes. The theoretical framework provides a broad-based definition and understanding of
international strategy (IS) as one that involves overseas activities of businesses or policies and the
management of the operations. It also points out the common erroneous assumption of assuming
any data that is multi-country to be IS. This the article achieves by justifying why single country
researches are not counted international. Comparative management studies are also highlighted and
demonstrated that they are much better applicable to other reviews but limited to IS. The literature
also offers the different criteria for defining IS research by considering the various variables namely
the dependent variables such as profitability, explanatory variables like cultural and institutional
distance, moderating variables like location, and control variables such as cultural, economic and
institutional conditions. The article also outlines the various methods of data collection relevant to
the area of study alongside the data requirements and existing violations. The framework provides a
strong justification the correct understanding of international strategy research and the common
misconception of what it is. The literature is based on limited secondary data, and thus the findings
may be restricted in application to the period of the research because as time progresses, events also
change.