Industry influences on organizational slack.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify and examine differences in organizational slack across multiple industries. Using a sample of 353 US publicly traded firms, eight measures of organizational slack were examined across six 2-digit SIC industry groupings. The author’s analyses revealed significant differences across industries in each of the slack measures examined. Implications and areas for future research are discussed.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDefault journal
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

  • Organizational slack, Available slack, Recoverable slack, Potential slack, Industry

Disciplines

  • Business

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