A SELECTIVE REVIEW OF TIME ASSUMPTIONS IN STRATEGY RESEARCH.

Mosakowski, Elaine; Earley, P. Christopher

Concepts of time vary dramatically across individuals and cultures. The authors draw from work in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and management to identify five time dimensions that guide their review and discussion of dynamic strategic management research. Although strategy researchers incorporate time in many ways, they generally ignore a subjective view of time and the temporal perceptions of actors in their models. The authors conclude by suggesting how strategy researchers and practitioners can incorporate an unambiguous and multifaceted view of time explicitly into their work.

STRATEGIC planning; TIME perception; SOCIOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL structure; ORGANIZATIONAL change; MANAGEMENT science; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; EMPIRICAL research

Academy of Management Review, 2000, Vol 25, Issue 4, p796

0363-7425

Academic Journal

10.5465/AMR.2000.3707728