Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2008

Abstract

Strategic orientation is a critical factor for a firm's competitiveness in a transitional economy context but it is understudied in the current literature. This article examines the antecedents of strategic orientation from both the socio-cognitive and resource-based view perspectives. The study posits that the strategic orientations of firms in a transitional economy context are influenced by the top managers' cognitions and organizational resources. Based on a national survey of high-technology firms in China, the study finds that a stronger market-focused strategic orientation was facilitated by managerial cognitions about the future of the industry and current operation and performance of the firm, as well as organizational resources including an R&D infrastructure, technological alliance, and top managers' foreign experience. The study confirms that strategic orientations should be examined from multiple theoretical perspectives.

Keywords

Strategic orientation; High-technology firms; Transitional economy; China

Discipline

Strategic Management Policy | Technology and Innovation

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Journal of Business Research

Volume

61

Issue

7

First Page

765

Last Page

777

ISSN

0148-2963

Identifier

10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.07.031

Publisher

Elsevier

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.07.031

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