Institutional drivers of attention to forward- versus backward-looking determinants in strategic decision-making

Alipour, Ali and Goudarzi, Kamyar and Ateş, Nüfer Yasin (2020) Institutional drivers of attention to forward- versus backward-looking determinants in strategic decision-making. In: Strategic Management Society (SMS) 40th Annual Conference, Virtual (Accepted/In Press)

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Abstract

This research investigates the contingent influences on firms’ focus of attention to backward- versus forward-looking determinants of search behaviors. Although the impact of both forward- and backward-looking determinants on the risk-taking behavior of firms has been empirically manifested, no research to date has explored what external contingent factors make firms’ search behaviors more influenced by backward- versus forward-looking determinants. On this ground, this study aims to explore the conditions which make firms more forward- or backward looking in regulating their search behaviors. Our results show that capital market development, bank-based financial systems, as formal institutional dimensions, and future orientation, as a national culture dimension, significantly moderate the impact of backward- and forward-looking determinants on firms’ search behaviors.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM0786-806 Organizational sociology. Organization theory
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF4999.2-6182 Business
Divisions: Sabancı Business School
Sabancı Business School > Management and Strategy
Depositing User: Nüfer Yasin Ateş
Date Deposited: 06 Sep 2020 08:37
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:35
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/40272

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