Profiles of managerial activities in small firms
通过对小企业CEO和高管的调查，研究规划、组织、控制等管理活动，发现小企业可根据战略、结构和环境差异分为四种类型，且面临相似情境时管理行为一致。
Abstract This paper addresses the contingency issues of managerial activities and reports the results of a study that configures such activities in small firms. In a survey of CEOs and top executives, data on planning, organizing, and controlling activities as well as entrepreneurial orientation and environmental turbulence were collected and used in the development of a taxonomy. Findings demonstrate that (1) small firms can be classified based on perceived differences in strategy, structure, and the environments they face, and (2) they display managerial and structural consistency when faced with similar contextual situations. The taxonomy developed in this study suggests that four distinct configurations describe the managerial profiles among small firms. Each profile and its corresponding contingency characteristics are discussed and managerial and research implications elaborated.