Relationship between operations strategy and size in engineering consulting firms

被引:19
作者
Aranda, DA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SERVICE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT | 2002年 / 13卷 / 3-4期
关键词
service operations; strategy; size; engineering; consultants;
D O I
10.1108/09564230210431974
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
The relationship between strategy and firm size has been broadly considered and studied in strategic management literature. However, this topic has not been paid as much attention in the operations management field in manufacturing studies. The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between operations strategy and firm size in a sample of engineering consulting firms. According to the results, there is a significant relationship between operations strategy and size in consulting engineering firms. In this context, small firms tend to follow customer-oriented operations strategies, medium sized firms tend to follow process-oriented operations strategies and larger firms tend to follow service-oriented operations strategies.
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页码:263 / 285
页数:23
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