Article history: Received 2 March 2011 Received in revised form 27 June 2011 Accepted 13 July 2011 Available online 9 August 2011 This paper explores how the foresight practices and techniques that might be used for coping with environmental uncertainty are coordinated throughout large corporations and how their results are used for supporting strategic decision making. Based on an in-depth and...

This research advances the understanding of entrepreneurial decisions in context perceived uncertainty related to regional political instability. Using qualitative data from a sample 29 entrepreneurs, we captured entrepreneurs’ perceptions and how these informed their judgement led confidence decisions. The that influenced decision-making were grouped into three main categories: efforts underst...

BACKGROUND : Previous studies have provided theoretical and empirical evidence that environmental forces influence hospital strategy. PURPOSES : Rooted in resource dependence theory and the information uncertainty perspective, this study examined the relationship between environmental market characteristics and hospitals' selection of a health information technology (HIT) management strategy....

Within these dynamics and disruptive eras, it is crucial for all kinds of organization to build ensure their competencies in increasing performance maintaining position, including SMEs. This study aims identify the role exploitative organizational learning influencing SMEs' performance. It also considers moderating environmental dynamism as conditional factor that underlies relationship. We car...

BACKGROUND Perceived barriers are modifiable correlates of participation in physical activity. Associations of specific perceived barriers with participation in and level of walking for recreation, and other leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were examined. Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with these perceived barriers were then examined. METHODS From 2003 to 2004, 2 ...