Strategic Management Journal · 1993 · 210 citations · 53 references
Environmental PerformanceEnvironmental Scanning ActivitiesEngineeringEnvironmental Impact AssessmentSustainable DevelopmentEnvironmental ScanningOrganizational BehaviorEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental UncertaintyManagementComparative AnalysisEnvironmentHigh UncertaintyCorporate Social ResponsibilityStrategic ManagementCorporate SustainabilityPerceived UncertaintyOrganization-environment RelationshipBusinessExternal EnvironmentChief Executive Officers
Abstract This study investigated the relationship between perception of environmental uncertainty (PEU) and environmental scanning behavior of Chief Executive Officers of 47 manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The results indicated that perceived uncertainty in the environment was significantly higher for the task environment sectors than for the remote environment sectors; and as perceived uncertainty increased in a sector of the environment, scanning frequency and scanning interests also increased. The results were compared with those of prior research in the area of environmental scanning. The results show both the economic and political legal sectors of the environment to be more salient for Nigerian manufacturing executives than for their American counterparts.
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The Concept of Corporate Strategy
Tom Iverson, Kenneth R. Andrews · Public Productivity Review · 1987 · 4.2K citations