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Management of the political imperative in international business
Author(s) -
Ring Peter Smith,
Lenway Stefanie Ann,
Govekar Michele
Publication year - 1990
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.4250110206
Subject(s) - politics , function (biology) , business , coping (psychology) , political science , psychology , law , biology , evolutionary biology , psychiatry
In this paper we develop a framework for analyzing the political imperative. We argue that the effects of the political imperative on the firm will be a function of industry structure. Strategies that management employs in coping with the political imperative are a function of its impact on the firm and the firm's strategic predisposition. We also speculate on why strategic predisposition may lead firms to employ strategies that are not responsive to the demands of the political imperative.