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Institutionalization Scale Development Study: A Research On Internationalized Firms

Table 5:

Scale Items Flexibility Formalism Compatibility Autonomy Complexity Professionalism Control-Reporting
Our company has the ability to adapt to changes in the environment. 0,81
Despite the changes in the environment, our company supply the necessary resources. 0,73
Our company has the ability to reassign leadership positions by its own methods and rules. 0,68
Our company has the ability to rearrange its functions such as production, marketing, HR, accounting, finance and management practices in accordance with the changes in its environment. 0,65
Our company keeps track of changes in customer demands and needs. 0,64
Our company regularly evaluate the opportunities and threats it faces by conducting market and external environment analysis. 0,63
Our company tries to adapt certification and accreditation practices of the leading companies in the sector. 0,6
Our company has the capacity to develop the organizational structures necessary to realize its goals. 0,56
Our company has the capacity to develop the organizational structures necessary to adapt to the environment. 0,52
Mission and vision are determined in writing, known and adopted by all our employees. 0,78
All activities are carried out with written plans and programs. 0,73
Formal organizational structure defines tasks, authorities and responsibilities. 0,7
Decisions and activities are compatible with written procedures and policies. 0,7
Formal organization structure defines superior-subordinate relationship and we act according to this definition. 0,69
Personnel recruiting system has selection and placement procedures based on expertise. 0,64
The senior management team consists of specialists in functional areas such as marketing, finance, human resources, production. 0,63
Regular meetings are held in our company, and the important decisions are usually taken at these meetings. 0,57
Our company has the ability to manage its own activities. 0,81
Our company has the capacity to resolve conflicts and develop plans to implement its tasks on time and in a proper manner. 0,79
Our company has the capacity to resolve conflicts and develop processes to implement its tasks on time and in a proper manner. 0,61
Our company has the capacity to make decision on basic tasks and to figure out the deviations from these decisions. 0,6
Our company is not dependent on any other organization or institution. 0,65
Our company has the ability to determine its own strategy. 0,62
Our company has the financial power and resources to implement its own decisions and strategies.       0,56      
Our company has its own norms, beliefs and cultural values.       0,54      
Our company has sufficiently differentiated subdivisions (department, branch) and functions, which are compatible with its purposes.         0,73    
The activities of all departments are compatible with the aims of the firm.         0,68    
Departments act in line with common company goals.         0,66    
There are defined standard criteria for the determination of the managers who will serve on the board of directors.           0,86  
Professionals have authority in developing new policies.           0,78  
Professionals have authority in determining who will be recruited.           0,57  
Our professional managers, who have no blood relation with our shareholders, are free to use the authority in the decision-making process.           0,47  
Our company's activities are documented in forms.             0,75
Our company has an effective reporting system.             0,67
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