Environmental uncertainty and environmental management perception: A multiple case study

Export Commitment and the Global Financial Crisis: Perspectives from the New Zealand Wine Industry

“…, p. 618). In studying the role played by environmental dynamism in a firm's decision, scholars have paid a great deal of attention to market uncertainty perceived by managers (Butler, Doktor, and Lins ; Lopez‐Gamero, Molina‐Azorin, and Claver‐Cortes ). As described in Milliken's () seminal work, perceived market uncertainty exists when managers of a firm are uncertain as to how the environment may change, are unable to predict how the environmental change would affect them, and are unable to forecast the outcome of any actions they may undertake with respect to the environment.…”

Environmental Uncertainty as a Contingent Factor of Business Strategy Choice Decision: Introducing an Alternative Measurement of Uncertainty

“…This study analyzes environmental uncertainty as a contingent factor of business strategy choices by developing a new measure of technological uncertainty as a component of environmental uncertainty and establishes an Environmental Uncertainty Index (EUI). The study was motivated by weaknesses in existing methods to measure environmental uncertainty in previous studies regarding the effect of environmental uncertainty on determining the business strategy (Lopez-Gamero et al, 2011;Amoako-Gyampah, 2003;DeSarbo et al, 2005;Freel, 2005;Tjahjadi 2011;Koseoglu et al, 2013, etc.). Such studies primarily applied surveys to collect data on environmental uncertainty (Amoako-Gyampah, 2003;DeSarbo et al, 2005;Freel, 2005;Tjahjadi 2011;Koseoglu et al, 2013) as well as case studies (Lopez-Gamero et al, 2011).…”

“…The study was motivated by weaknesses in existing methods to measure environmental uncertainty in previous studies regarding the effect of environmental uncertainty on determining the business strategy (Lopez-Gamero et al, 2011;Amoako-Gyampah, 2003;DeSarbo et al, 2005;Freel, 2005;Tjahjadi 2011;Koseoglu et al, 2013, etc.). Such studies primarily applied surveys to collect data on environmental uncertainty (Amoako-Gyampah, 2003;DeSarbo et al, 2005;Freel, 2005;Tjahjadi 2011;Koseoglu et al, 2013) as well as case studies (Lopez-Gamero et al, 2011). The survey method encountered weaknesses, including higher subjectivity and a lower response rate (Sekaran, 2003: 110), while the case study method also suffered because the results could not be generalized (Yin, 1994); which produced erroneous results and biases in their interpretation (Cooper and Schindler, 2006: 248).…”

El entorno de la organización: un estudio de sus tipologías y su vinculación con la perseción directiva y el diseño organizativo

“…La percepción e interpretación del entorno y su grado de incertidumbre, se ha convertido en un tema de estudio central en la literatura de la teoría de la organización, a si se observa en un buen número de investigaciones (Weick, 1979(Weick, , 2005Child, 1997;Pfeffer, y Salancik, 1978;Milliken, 1987;Walton y Dawson, 2001;Freel, 2005;Scott, 2010;López et al, 2011;Ogunsiji y Akanbi, 2013;Zabkar et al, 2013) entre otras. Constituyéndose en variables intermedias que enlazan el estudio del entorno con los procesos, la estructura organizativa y el desempeño organizacional.…”

“…Así, la incertidumbre del entorno se constituye en uno de los principales problemas a enfrentar y resolver por la dirección de una organización, lo cual refleja una tendencia importante de la literatura que sostiene que cuanto mayor es la percepción de incertidumbre, los directivos y gerentes prestarán mayor atención a sus políticas y estrategias, y en general, a todos aquellos procesos y acciones que permitan mejorar las capacidades organizacionales (Agbejule, 2005;Andrews, 2008;Kanarattanavong y Ruenrom, 2009;López et al, 2011;Ogunsiji y Akanbi, 2013), siendo observado el entorno en términos de incertidumbre percibida. Entre esos procesos y acciones se encuentra la planificación flexible, que refleja la necesidad de procesos integradores de formación de la estrategia ante entornos dinámicos e inciertos (Andersen, 2004;Andersen y Nielsen, 2009).…”