Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Strategic management scholars and practitioners concur that strategic thinking is one of the integral components of the strategic management, and consequently suggest that firms that infuse strategic thinking practices would be able to realize better performance through the formation and implementat...

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Main Author:	Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2010
Subjects:	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/1/Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/2/1.Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.22152022-11-23T00:50:23Z Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) 2010-03-30 Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali Zakaria, Mustafa College of Business (COB) College of Business HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management Strategic management scholars and practitioners concur that strategic thinking is one of the integral components of the strategic management, and consequently suggest that firms that infuse strategic thinking practices would be able to realize better performance through the formation and implementation of more innovative and effective strategies. Despite the proposition. the literature review indicated studies that examine strategic thinking remain limited. This research presents an attempt to explore the strategic thinking practices of small and medium size enterprise(SMEs) in Yemen. In this research, questionnaires were sent to 50 SMEs selected from the sampling frame. All of the 50 SMEs completed and returned the questionnaires providing a response rate of 100 percent. The findings of this study indicate that in general the SMEs adopt some form of strategic thinking practices. More specifically the SMEs that participated in this study tend to emphasize strategic thinking practices that include, obtaining foresight, holistic perspective, acquiring insight, focus on creativity pragmatic aspect maintaining objectivity achieving relative advantage and maintaining focus. 2010-03 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/1/Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/2/1.Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf text eng public http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000758852 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Zakaria, Mustafa
topic	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management
spellingShingle	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
description	Strategic management scholars and practitioners concur that strategic thinking is one of the integral components of the strategic management, and consequently suggest that firms that infuse strategic thinking practices would be able to realize better performance through the formation and implementation of more innovative and effective strategies. Despite the proposition. the literature review indicated studies that examine strategic thinking remain limited. This research presents an attempt to explore the strategic thinking practices of small and medium size enterprise(SMEs) in Yemen. In this research, questionnaires were sent to 50 SMEs selected from the sampling frame. All of the 50 SMEs completed and returned the questionnaires providing a response rate of 100 percent. The findings of this study indicate that in general the SMEs adopt some form of strategic thinking practices. More specifically the SMEs that participated in this study tend to emphasize strategic thinking practices that include, obtaining foresight, holistic perspective, acquiring insight, focus on creativity pragmatic aspect maintaining objectivity achieving relative advantage and maintaining focus.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	masters
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali
author_facet	Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali
author_sort	Bahaj, Mohsen Hasan Ali
title	Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
title_short	Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
title_full	Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
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title_full_unstemmed	Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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publishDate	2010
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/1/Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/2215/2/1.Mohsen_Hasan_Ali_Bahaj.pdf
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Strategic Thinking Practices in Yemeni Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

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