Introducing the Analogic framework for business planning applications
Exploring the Concept of 'Fit' in Strategic Management
1. EXPLORING THE
CONCEPT OF „FIT“ IN
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
N. VENKATRAMAN, JOHN C. CAMILLUS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1984
Berildja de Carvalho
2. Table of Content
Structure of the Paper
Aim of the Paper
The Conceptual Scheme of „Fit“
Different Perspectives of „Fit“
Using the Conceptual Scheme
Future Research Ideas
3. Structure of the Paper
Divided in three theoretical parts
1. Definition of concept of „fit“
2. Conceptual scheme highlighting six schools of
thoughts
3. Application of conceptual scheme
Summary
References
4. Aim of the Paper
Recognition of strengths and weaknesses in
various approaches investigating and employing
“fit” in strategic management.
5. The Conceptual Scheme of „Fit“
Paper focus: concept of fit in strategic
management
“Fit”: “a matching or aligning of organizational
resources with environmental opportunities
and threats”
Two dimensions:
Conceptionalization of fit in strategy
The Domain of fit
12. Using the Conceptual Scheme
Paper suggests „fit“ to be considered a central
concept in strategic management
Main idea behind developed scheme:
anticipating key issues in context of employing
fit in strategic management
1. dimension: theoretical issues
2. dimension: managerial issues
13. Future Research Ideas
Strategic implementation School
Managerial Issues
Analyzing fit between strategy, structure and culture
Which are the key variable to enhance performance?
Link with RBV – approach from Penrose
Theoretical construct: how to create a great place to work
(internal) and its interaction with its environment (external
perception of a great place to work ?
Compare performance of two competing firms in order to
find out why one is performing “better”
Analyze internal structure and culture
Data analyze trough interview and questionaries'
