The eclectic roots of strategy implementation research

The researcher interested in strategy implementation faces a formidable challenge. Although this area has drawn many calls for research attention, there is not a deep and cohesive body of prior. literature on which to draw in developing new efforts. This study proposes that through taking a broadened perspective of the nature of implementation, a range of valuable insights for the implementation researcher is available. First, various conceptualizations and definitions of implementation that have bren proposed are considered Next, a broad range of literature fields that have direct and indirect implications for the study of strategy implementation are reviewed. This review is organized around a framework that distinguishes between structural cmd interpersonal process reviews of implementation. Insights for the implementation researcher are highlighted. Finally, future directions for implementation research are proposed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.