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Matching Managers to Strategy: An Investigation of Performance Implications and Boundary Conditions
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Anisya S. Thomas and Kannan Ramaswamy
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Abstract
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This paper explores a series of relationships between top managers, strategic direction and financial performance. Building on previous studies, it was hypothesised that: (a) firms pursuing different strategies would be led by managers with different profiles; and (b) firms which aligned the profiles of their top managers with the requirements of their strategies would outperform those that did not achieve such alignment. Further the importance of the strategy-manager alignment under various environmental and organisational constraints was also investigated. The results of the empirical examination of a sample of U.S. companies from three industries suggest that matching managers to strategy is a significant component of superior performance.
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Keywords
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LEADERSHIP; STRATEGY; TOP MANAGERS; PERFORMANCE.
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Contact Details
Anisya S. Thomas
Department of Management and International Business
College of Business Administration
Florida International University
Miami FLORIDA 33199
U.S.A.
Kannan Ramaswamy
Department of Management and International Business
College of Business Administration
Florida International University
Miama FLORIDA 33199
U.S.A.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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