Title

Factors Associated With Creative Strategic Decisions

Abstract

The study and practice of business strategy is fundamentally based on employing creative solutions to differentiate a firm from its competitors. Theories used to describe the causes and consequences of strategic differentiation tend to focus on organization-level characteristics such as resources, capabilities and structures. However, less is known about day-to-day processes and practices whereby strategic managers develop create solutions necessary to establish strategic differentiation. This paper presents a preliminary field study of factors suggested by previous strategy process and micro-strategy research that may lead to, and result from, creative strategic decisions. Findings produced by a longitudinal field study of 52 strategic decisions reveal that creative strategic choices arise in response to managers’ perceptions of uncertainty and competition. The findings also suggest that creativity may improve the ultimate effectiveness of strategic choices by 5-10 per cent. © 2008 The Authors.

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volume

17

Issue

3

Number of Pages

171-185

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8691.2008.00486.x

Socpus ID

85000872214 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85000872214

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