Some Tests of the Effectiveness and Functional Attributes of Miles and Snow's Strategic Types
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 26 (1), 5-26
- https://doi.org/10.5465/256132
Abstract
The Miles and Snow strategic typology is tested and extended. Based on a sample of businesses in the PIMS data base, the study explores the effectiveness of the strategic types in different environments and the ways in which defenders and prospectors differ in their functional attributes.Keywords
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