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A taxonomy of technological settings, with related strategies and performance levels
Author(s) -
Miller Alex
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/smj.4250090304
Subject(s) - sophistication , profitability index , taxonomy (biology) , business , product (mathematics) , marketing , archetype , industrial organization , knowledge management , operations management , computer science , economics , mathematics , sociology , art , social science , geometry , literature , finance , biology , botany
In this study, businesses were categorized into six groups on the basis of their methods of production, rates of innovation, and product sophistication. Technology, strategy, and performance‐related variables were then used to successfully relate these categories to archetypes in three existing conceptual typologies. Although the strategies of the six groups differed significantly, their profitability levels did not.