Organizational Decline and Innovation: A Contingency Framework

Swinging a double-edged sword: The effect of slack on entrepreneurial management and growth

“…While this logic is present in several texts (e.g. Mishina et al, 2004;Mone et al, 1998;Scranton and Gibbert, 2006), the most complete treatment has been provided by Stevenson and colleagues in a series of papers on entrepreneurial management (Stevenson, 1983;Stevenson and Gumpert, 1985;Stevenson and Jarillo, 1986;Stevenson and Jarillo, 1990). In essence, their argument suggests that resource slack entices managers to be administrative rather than entrepreneurial in their management approach.…”

How Leadership Characteristics Affect Organizational Decline and Downsizing

“…More recent discussions of decline (Mone et al, 1998) allude to a 'declining industry' or 'impoverished niche' as critical external causes leading to organizational decline. Industry decline is a phenomenon addressed by various theoretical points of departure.…”

“…Downsizing is a typical and often essential strategic choice aimed at bringing the firm's output in line with demand through a permanent decrease in human and physical resources that do not contract the firm's boundaries by altering market scope and product lines (De Witt, 1998, p. 60). This definition draws primarily on studies addressing longerterm downsizing issues in declining organizations (Cameron et al, 1987;Mone et al, 1998;Smart and Vertinsky, 1984). The literature that addresses antecedents to business turnaround Robbins, 1993, 1994) focuses on associations between firm performance and short-term decisions, including cutbacks in personnel and assets (Cascio and Wynn, 2004;Nixon et al, 2004).…”

The influence of current firm performance on future SME alliance formation intentions: A six-country study

“…For example, recent research suggests that whether managers perceive factors affecting performance as (1) controllable or uncontrollable and (2) temporary or permanent may affect their subsequent strategic decisions (Chattopadhyay et al, 2001;Mone et al, 1998), including, presumably, alliance formation decisions.…”