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Investigating business strategy in a networked environment
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67912 Investigating business strategy in a networked environment Pretorius, Marius standk@unisa.ac.za Stander, Karen Unrestricted UCTD Affordance theory Competitive advantage Collective benefit Value continuum Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Conventionally, the purpose of business strategy is the attainment of competitive advantage, and it is generally understood that competitive advantage yields superior performance. The locus of value-creation – central to competitiveness – has, however, shifted from the individual to a network of businesses. This thesis argues that within a complex networked environment, performance excellence is propelled by collective benefit rather than competitive advantage. Conducted with a Strategy-as-Practice research lens, rooted in affordance theory, and applying a mixed-methods methodology, the purpose of this thesis was to identify, define and report a Model of Collective Benefit that explains the purpose of strategy in a networked environment. The results of the study are reported in five sequential academic manuscripts. Firstly, a comparative 2016 Strategy-as-Practice Typology Matrix was offered. Secondly, the legacy purpose of strategy, namely competitive advantage, and its application to the networked environment were investigated. By following a systematic literature review, as well as cognitive interviews with 12 South African strategists, collective benefit was proposed as an additional purpose of strategy, and a stipulative definition was presented. Thirdly, an operational definition of collective benefit was developed. Fourthly, 580 valid global responses from the Business Network International (BNI) were used to create an evaluation framework that strategists could use for prioritising when developing a strategy aimed at creating collective benefit. In conclusion, the data was subjected to Principle component analysis (PCA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and OLS regression, positing a model of collective benefit. Business Management PhD Unrestricted 2018-12-05T08:05:56Z 2018-12-05T08:05:56Z 2009/05/18 2018 Thesis Stander, K 2018, Investigating business strategy in a networked environment, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67912> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67912 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Unrestricted UCTD Affordance theory Competitive advantage Collective benefit Value continuum Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title | Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title_full | Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title_fullStr | Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title_short | Investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| title_sort | investigating business strategy in a networked environment |
| topic | Unrestricted UCTD Affordance theory Competitive advantage Collective benefit Value continuum |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67912 |