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Published in: Management International Review 1/2021

05-04-2021 | Research Article

Strategic Decision Speed and International Performance: The Roles of Competitive Intensity, Resource Flexibility, and Structural Organicity

Authors: Samuel Adomako, Kwabena Frimpong, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Francis Donbesuur, Robert A. Opoku

Published in: Management International Review | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Based on insights from the decision-making and contingency theories, this study examined the influence of strategic decision speed (SDS) on the international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and explored the conditions under which SDS effectively drives international performance. We tested our model using structural equation modeling using a sample of 212 SMEs involved in cross-border activities. First, the results show that fast decision-making is associated with greater international performance of SMEs. Second, the analyses suggest that the relationship between SDS and international performance is amplified for organically structured SMEs, and those operating in highly competitive environments. In addition, the outcomes revealed that SDS is more positively related to international performance at greater levels of flexible internal resources. These results have important theoretical and practical implications for the international business literature.

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Metadata
Title
Strategic Decision Speed and International Performance: The Roles of Competitive Intensity, Resource Flexibility, and Structural Organicity
Authors
Samuel Adomako
Kwabena Frimpong
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Francis Donbesuur
Robert A. Opoku
Publication date
05-04-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Management International Review / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0938-8249
Electronic ISSN: 1861-8901
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-021-00439-w

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