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Relationships Between Miles and Snow Strategic Types and Organizational Performance in Polish Production Companies

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2016
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dc.abstract.plPurpose: Miles and Snow’s conception of strategic types is the most popular and extensively studied typology of strategic choices. Consequently, in recent years it has been related to organizational performance measures. Despite numerous studies conducted in different environmental and organizational settings, the research results of relationships between strategic types and organizational performance are ambiguous. In this paper, we seek to advance the knowledge regarding how a chosen strategic type affects organizational performance measures in the transition economy of Poland. Methodology: Using quantitative research results, on the basis of data from 96 organizations we statistically test four research hypotheses. Findings: Research results reveal the existence of “clear” strategic types in majority of companies but highlight moderately strong relationships between declared strategic type and organizational performance. In turn, they suggest that Prospector and analyzer strategic types promise slightly higher performance than Reactor and Defender types. Originality: This research project on strategic types in SMEs in a transition economy is one of few dealing with this topic that have been conducted in Eastern European countries to date.
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Economics in Katowice
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Economics in Katowice
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Economics in Katowice
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Economics in Katowice
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Economics in Katowice
dc.contributor.authorTomasz Ingram
dc.contributor.authorTeresa Kraśnicka
dc.contributor.authorMartyna Wronka-Pośpiech
dc.contributor.authorGrzegorz Głód
dc.contributor.authorWojciech Głód
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-25T16:00:12Z
dc.date.available2025-07-25T16:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.published2016
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical17-45
dc.description.volume24
dc.identifier.doi10.7206/jmba.ce.2450-7814.162
dc.identifier.issn2658-0845
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.kozminski.edu.pl/handle/item/1553
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofCentral European Management Journal
dc.relation.pages17-45
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dc.subjectmiles and snow strategic types
dc.subjectquantitative research
dc.subjectorganizational performance
dc.title

Relationships Between Miles and Snow Strategic Types and Organizational Performance in Polish Production Companies

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