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The Middle Management Perspective on Strategy Process: Contributions, Synthesis, and Future Research

Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, wooldridge{at}mgmt.umass.edu

Torsten Schmid

Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Steven W. Floyd

Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

During the past 25 years, a substantial amount of research in strategic management has focused on the contributions of middle management. Although useful, the research is characterized by considerable diversity in terms of focal constructs and relationships. The purpose of this review is to organize this research and identify important constructs, relationships, and contributions. The review serves not only to catalog the state of the art and accumulate knowledge; it also facilitates the critique necessary for charting directions and enhancing the cumulative nature of future research.

Key Words: middle managers • strategy process • middle management perspective • strategy formation

Journal of Management, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1190-1221 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308324326


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