Environmental scanning and organizational culture

• Published in: Marketing intelligence & planning Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 28 - 34
• Main Authors: Saxby, Carl L, Parker, Kevin R, Nitse, Philip S, Dishman, Paul L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford MCB UP Ltd 01.02.2002; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Competitive advantage; Corporate culture; Decision making; Employees; Environment; Environmental scanning; Executive information systems; Generic products; Generics; Information sources; Management decisions; Managers; Market strategy; Marketing; Strategy; United Kingdom > UK; Environment; Corporate culture; Strategy; Generics; Marketing
• ISSN: 0263-4503; 1758-8049
• DOI: 10.1108/02634500210414747

This paper examines the connection between environmental scanning for market intelligence, organizational culture and generic strategies. The generic strategies, based on the Miles and Snow typology, are related to the organizational culture types developed by Deshpande et al. An enhanced model of the one proposed by Deshpande et al. is presented. By providing a more complete model, it is possible to more accurately represent an organization's interaction with its environment with respect to its generic strategy and scanning approach. Propositions are presented pertaining to the type of scanning approach utilized by organizations in each quadrant. The paper concludes with planning implications for each quadrant.