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Autonomy strategies of government owned business corporations in Canada

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  • Robert W. Sexty

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State‐owned enterprises, referred to as “government owned business corporations” in this paper, are a common phenomenon in Canada, are increasing in number, and are contributing substantially to the economy. The environment for these corporations is examined to establish the principal components and to identify two dominating trends in public policy, privatization and commercialization. The paper suggests that these trends, plus management's desire for flexibility, are resulting in the formulation of autonomy strategies designed to increase management's decision making capability relating to operating and strategic management with less government interference. A final section integrates the environment and autonomy strategies discussions to develop a typology for classifying the behaviour of government owned business corporations. The paper concludes that managers of government owned business corporations in Canada are formulating and implementing autonomy strategies because of environmental factors, public policies, and management's desire for independence.

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  • Robert W. Sexty, 1980. "Autonomy strategies of government owned business corporations in Canada," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 1(4), pages 371-384, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:1:y:1980:i:4:p:371-384
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250010407
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    1. Landoni, Matteo, 2020. "Knowledge creation in state-owned enterprises," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 77-85.
    2. Yidi Guo & Quy Nguyen Huy & Zhixing Xiao, 2017. "How middle managers manage the political environment to achieve market goals: Insights from China's state‐owned enterprises," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(3), pages 676-696, March.

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