Strategic Management of Professional Service Firms

Kaiser, Stephan; Ringlstetter, Max

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16063-9

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“…Previous research has investigated growth strategies based on knowledge-based innovations resulting in new practice developments (Anand et al 2007), internationalization (Aharoni 1993), and the exploration of new regional markets (Reihlen et al 2009), as well as growth opportunities through mergers and acquisitions, and alliances (Kaiser and Ringlstetter 2011). Yet, very little is known on how the governance type impacts the firm's growth strategy.…”

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“…Furthermore, the small size and slow growth of Wachtell Lipton are also explained by its limitation to innovative cases and the clear avoidance to expand by mergers (Illman 2007). On the contrary, firms with entrepreneurial governance such as Greenberg Traurig emphasize entrepreneurial opportunity seeking and encourage diverse growth strategies such as diversification and internationalization (Kaiser and Ringlstetter 2011). Especially diversification and internationalization have deliberately been avoided by Wachtell Lipton as it would have undermined its homogenous and collegial culture.…”

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Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

Harlacher¹,

Reihlen

2014

Bus Res

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Professional service firms (PSFs) such as accounting firms, management consultancies, or advertising agencies use very different forms of governance ranging from traditional professional partnerships to public corporations. In spite of the extensive literature, little academic work has been done to synthesize the wealth of theoretical and empirical work on PSF governance into a more comprehensive theory of PSF governance. Taking configuration theory as our theoretical approach, we identify three classes of design parameter (legal form, organizational governance structure, and the systems for managing professionals) and six contingency factors (service commoditization, service diversification, firm size, capital intensity, firm culture, and risk of litigation) that are synthesized into four configurations of PSF governance. These are described, respectively, as the founder-dominated, the collegial, the managerial, and the entrepreneurial configuration.

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Section: Firm Growth and Psf Governancementioning

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Section: Firm Growth and Psf Governancementioning

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Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

Harlacher¹,

Reihlen

2014

Bus Res

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“…This incorporation is exercised through lateral hires, the hiring of experienced professionals from competitors (Kaiser, 2004;Ringlstetter & Bürger, 2004). Especially when firms move into new areas of practice, experienced professionals that bring their personal networks of colleagues and clients may provide a crucial boost for business development (Malos & Campion, 1995).…”

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Management Consultancies as Institutional Agents: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Institutional Capital

Reihlen

Smets

Veit

2010

Schmalenbach Bus Rev

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“…Here, the "control mechanisms" are relaxed, "open communication" is encouraged, and "joint decision-making" with better employee participation is brought about. Thus the employees are allowed to be more creative and innovative (Kaiser, 2011). Employee participation in decision making is an important HPWP that can lead to motivation and team work (Naqvi & Nadeem, 2011).…”

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Relationship between High Performance Work System and Patient Safety: Study on Saudi Arabia Public Hospitals

Aiyadh¹,

Yusoff²,

Alsharqi³

et al. 2014

IJBM

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This paper investigated Relationship between High Performance work system and patient safety in Saudi Arabia Public Hospitals. Patient safety is a critical indicator of the quality of healthcare system, and reflects the degree to which performances comply with systems and guidelines which haven't negative impact on patient health. High performance work system which is designed to enhance employees' commitment and skills and ultimately improve organizational performance. The aim of this study is the analyzing of high performance work system and patient safety in Saudi Arabia hospitals. In order to achieve the study objective in the present study, a cross-sectional survey design using a self-administered questionnaire will be carried out. Questionnaires distributed to the nurses managers in Saudi Arabia Hospitals. A quantitative research design was adopted to collect data. Out of 254 questionnaires returned which are content to 202 questionnaires returned from 112 general hospitals and 52 from 33 specialist hospitals only 217 questionnaires used for analysis. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings showed the relationship between High Performance work system and patient safety was positively supported.

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Strategic Management of Professional Service Firms

Cited by 37 publications

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Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

Management Consultancies as Institutional Agents: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Institutional Capital

Relationship between High Performance Work System and Patient Safety: Study on Saudi Arabia Public Hospitals

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