CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Vision was mostly a concept of researchers who studied political leadership and the leadership of social or religious movements before the 1980s (Kantabutra, 2008a:128). It was rarely considered within the leadership and corporate literature. Only in the past couple of decades has vision been extensively discussed in … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Modern organizations operate in a global competitive and an ever-changing environment. They lose their effectiveness and competitiveness if they follow the traditional way of management. These organizations are expected to apply new solutions to the whole management system. The methods of management (Lean Management, Outsourcing, Spin … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Organizations vary in their performances. Some register high performance while some register low performance. Even, some organizations’ performances show a cyclical trend over a long period of time. However, high performance can be maintained for a relatively long period if organizations take necessary measures to avoid … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Although strategy has been one of the main interests of both organization theorists and practitioners for decades. Porter (1991:95-117) states that the most central question in strategy research has been why some firms succeed and some fail. According to Tsoukas (1996:11-25) in studying firms’ behaviour, management researchers have … Read more