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The Strategy-Structure-Process-Performance Framework

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This book uses the SSPP framework, which is a contingency theory framework used in the research fields of strategic management and organizational design. In this chapter, each construct (external environment, strategy, structure, process, and performance) is defined and the relationships among these constructs are explained.

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Nakano, M. (2020). The Strategy-Structure-Process-Performance Framework. In: Supply Chain Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8479-0_2

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