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Factors hindering strategy implementation as perceived by top, middle and frontline managers in a South African electronics organisation

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dc.contributor.author Van der Merwe, M.M.
dc.contributor.author Nienaber, Hester
dc.date.accessioned 2016-09-30T15:13:47Z
dc.date.available 2016-09-30T15:13:47Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Van der Merwe, R. & Nienaber, H. 2015. Factors hindering strategy implementation as perceived by top, middle and frontline managers in a South African electronics organisation. Journal of Global Business and Technology, 11 (2): 45-57. en
dc.identifier.issn 1553-5495
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21589
dc.description.abstract This paper contributes to the debate on strategy implementation failure. It reports on a qualitative case study that explored factors that hindered strategy implementation at a South African electronics organisation. A blue-chip organisation whose performance had deteriorated over a period of time, was purposively selected for this study. Data was collected from top, middle and frontline managers of the organisation by means of interviews. Data was qualitatively analysed. Findings include that strategy implementation failed because strategy had not been designed to facilitate implementation. The reasons for the strategy implementation failure originated in the strategy formulation phase, a finding that is consistent with previous research. It is concluded and recommended that strategy formulation should be revisited with a focus on the design of an implementable strategy, as formulation and implementation are inextricably interwoven. The interwoven nature of strategy formulation and implementation contributes to the complexity of the phenomenon, which is poorly understood. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Journa of Global Business and Technology en
dc.subject strategy, implementation failure, performance gap en
dc.title Factors hindering strategy implementation as perceived by top, middle and frontline managers in a South African electronics organisation en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Business Management en


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