Culture and the Implementation Process of Strategic Decisions in Jordan

Rifat O. Shannak, Bader Y. Obeidat, Raed M. Masadeh

Abstract


This paper studies the nature of the implementation process of strategic decisions within three banks in Jordan. To gain a better view of the implementation process, a qualitative research was carried out. Interviews, observations, and documentation research were used in order to collect the primary data of this study. It is believed that culture might have an effect on the way strategic decisions are implemented in organizations. Having reviewed the extant literature, it was found that four factors may be used to explain the nature of this process within the three banks. These factors are the use of an external company, the use of a simulation technique, the use of an incremental approach, and the use of a buffering time period. Finally, the analysis of the data revealed that culture is expected to play an important role in the implementation process and in the way this process is implemented within banks in Jordan.


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