Abstract
Using data collected from managers in a sample of manufacturing plants, parallel sets of variables representing intended performance and achieved performance are factor analyzed to see if they break out in a similar way. For each competitive priority identified as a factor (latent construct), a frequency table is constructed showing how intended and actual competitive priorities match up in practice. Finally, an overall performance measure is overlaid onto the frequency matrix showing how competitive priorities ╌ both intended and realized ╌ affect a firm’s bottom-line financial performance.
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Wood, C.H., Ritzman, L.P., Sharma, D. (1990). Intended and Achieved Competitive Priorities: Measures, Frequencies, and Financial Impact. In: Ettlie, J.E., Burstein, M.C., Fiegenbaum, A. (eds) Manufacturing Strategy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2189-4_22
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