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Article: Strategic management in small metal job shops in Sweden and the U.S.
- Article from:
- Engineering Management Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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CopyrightCopyright American Society for Engineering Management Jun 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Strategic management can be defined as an ongoing process to analyze and learn from the internal and external environments, in order to establish direction and create strategies that help to achieve business goals. Strategic management is defined in different ways and interpreted from different perspectives in the literature. Strategic management theories provide different tools for analysis and for helping managers to make the best decisions in order to reach desired goals. In this article, I discuss management in small metal job shops and how the managers use available tools, as related to strategic management theories. The discussion is based on case studies in about 30 small ...