Why firms adhere to or deviate
from their strategic plans is poorly
understood. However, theory and
Line limited research suggest that the
(5) process through which such plans
emerge may play a part. In particular,
top management decision-sharing—
consensus-oriented, team-based
decision-making—may increase the
(10) likelihood that firms will adhere to their
plans, because those involved in the
decision-making may be more com-
mitted to the chosen course of action,
thereby increasing the likelihood that
(15) organizations will subsequently adhere
to their plans.
However, the relationship between
top management decision-sharing and
adherence to plans may be affected
(20) by a firm’s strategic mission (its fun-
damental approach to increasing
sales revenue and market share, and
generating cash flow and short-term
profits). At one end of the strategic
(25) mission continuum, “build” strategies
are pursued when a firm desires to
increase its market share and is willing
to sacrifice short-term profits to do so.
At the other end, “harvest” strategies
(30) are used when a firm is willing to
sacrifice marked share for short-term
profitability and cash-flow maximiza-
tion. Research and theory suggest
that top management decision-sharing
(35) may have a more positive relationship
with adherence to plans among firms
with harvest strategies than among
firms with build strategies. In a study
of strategic practices in several large
(40) firms, managers in harvest strategy
scenarios were more able to adhere
to their business plans. As one of the
managers in the study explained it,
this is partly because “[t]ypically all a
(45) manager has to do [when implementing
a harvest strategy] is that which was
done last year.” Additionally, man-
agers under harvest strategies may
have fewer strategic options than do
(50) those under build strategies; it may
therefore be easier to reach agree-
ment on a particular course of action
through decision-sharing, which will
in turn tend to promote adherence
(55) to plans. Conversely, in a “build”
strategy scenario, individual leader-
ship, rather than decision-sharing,
may promote adherence to plans.
Build strategies—which typically
(60) require leaders with strong perso-
nal visions for a firm’s future, rather
than the negotiated compromise
of the team-based decision—may
be most closely adhered to when
(65) implemented in the context of a clear
strategic vision of an individual leader,
rather than through the practice of
decision-sharing
24题我认为是E
把上面的decision-sharing找出来仔细读一下！都是再说decision-sharing和adhere to strategic plans的关系！
文中说Build strategies如果用decision-sharing那么adhere to strategic plans的程度就减少！ 并没有比较decision-sharing在Build strategies中和harvest strategies 中的运用可能性！文中只是在讨论decision-sharing和adhere to strategic plans在两种strategies中的关系！这一点在此段主题句However, the relationship between
top management decision-sharing and
adherence to plans may be affected
(20) by a firm’s strategic mission中已经讲得很明确了！
再次重申文章在讲关系即
在什么情况下decision-sharing则adhere to strategic plans而不是在什么情况下更可能使用decision-sharing
说得有点罗嗦！不知道大家明白我的意思没有！欢迎讨论！！！
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