Team and organizational resources, strategic orientations, and firm performance in a transitional economy |
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Authors: | Chung-Ming Lau |
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Institution: | aThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | Firms in transitional economies are learning to develop strategies to exploit new market opportunities though bounded by their lack of market experience and resources as well as institutional and cultural heritage. This paper examines the managerial orientations of top managers in the transitional economy of China by focusing on a firm's team and organizational resources. Specifically, the following antecedents motivate a firm to put more emphases on strategic orientations: the firm has an effective top management team, strong managerial competences, and when the firm has ample endowment of slack resources, social network, and support from the institutional environment. Empirical results support that team orientation, managerial competence, social network, and local institutional support are instrumental in developing market-focused strategic orientations. In addition, strategic orientations with heavy emphases on overall low costs and product innovation relate to higher firm performance. |
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Keywords: | Managerial cognition Strategic orientation Slack resources Social network Transitional economy Institutions |
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