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Strategizing as polarity management: biographical analysis of leadership in the Polish furniture industry (1989–2015)

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2024
Artykuł
Przeszukaj czasopismo Uproszczony widok Pełne metadane Statystyki
 
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dc.abstract.plPurpose – This article aims to analyze the strategic work of Polish entrepreneurs in the furniture industry following the political changes in 1989. The authors examined how these entrepreneurs transitioned from local craftsmen or importers into leaders of international manufacturing companies and how their strategizing contributed to the unprecedented growth of the Polish furniture sector. Design/methodology/approach – The authors examined extant data, specifically biographical interviews conducted with 11 prominent leaders in the Polish furniture industry (Hryniewicki, 2015, 2018). They analyzed within a theoretical framework that integrates J.C. Spender’s theory of strategic management with Barry Johnson’s concept of polarity management. Polarity is a way of understanding and managing interdependent, opposing pairs of values or perspectives that give rise to conflict. Findings – The analysis reveals key patterns of strategic challenges at the level of human agency, history and sense-making. The authors identified four key polarities: life and business, knowledge presence and absence, concordance and discordance, and instrumental and non-instrumental sense-making. Originality/value – The polarity concept illuminates the interplay of agency and determinism in strategic decision-making, offering valuable insights for methodology and a deeper understanding of Poland’s furniture industry.
dc.contributor.affiliationKozminski University, Poland
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Warsaw
dc.contributor.authorPaulina Bednarz-Łuczewska
dc.contributor.authorMichał Łuczewski
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-25T16:04:13Z
dc.date.available2025-07-25T16:04:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published6/2024
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.physical199-215
dc.description.volume32
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/CEMJ-05-2023-0216
dc.identifier.issn2658-0845
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.kozminski.edu.pl/handle/item/1761
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofCentral European Management Journal
dc.relation.pages199-215
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectbusiness strategy
dc.subjectstrategizing
dc.subjectpolarity management
dc.subjectfurniture industry
dc.subjectleadership
dc.subtypeOriginal
dc.title

Strategizing as polarity management: biographical analysis of leadership in the Polish furniture industry (1989–2015)

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