An exploratory study of the determinants of the quality of strategic decision implementation in Turkish industrial firms

Saïd Elbanna, Ioannis C. Thanos, Mustafa Colak

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    Abstract

    This paper investigates the determinants of quality of decision implementation. By drawing on a sample of 116 firms located in Turkey, the authors test whether the features of important team processes (i.e. trust and participation), of the organisation (i.e. past performance) and of implementation (i.e. its speed and uncertainty) exert an influence on the quality with which decisions are implemented. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the validity of the measures, while path analysis was used in hypotheses testing. The results suggest that quality of decision implementation is positively related to trust, participation and past performance, and negatively to implementation speed and uncertainty. The implications of these findings for theory, practice and general management are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)27-46
    Number of pages20
    JournalJournal of General Management
    Volume40
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
    • Strategy and Management

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