4
Table of Contents
General Introduction ... 6
Essay 1: About pro-creation, in-creation and re-creation: using the fair process leadership framework to analyze the different strategy schools ... 12
Abstract ... 12
Introduction... 13
Different views on strategy creation: real divergence or variants on a theme? . 15 Procedural justice and strategy creation ... 26
Introducing “process” into procedural justice ... 30
Fair process evaluation of the different strategy schools ... 33
Suggestions for further research ... 39
Conclusion ... 41
Essay 2: Strategy Co-creation. New tools for high-level engagement in strategy development. An exploratory study. ... 43
Abstract ... 43
Introduction... 44
Procedural justice and strategy creation ... 46
Traditional strategy creation process and procedural justice... 48
Strategy co-creation as an alternative ... 52
An exploratory study using the Synthetron platform ... 61
Conceptual model and propositions for further research ... 66
Implications for management practice ... 70
Conclusion ... 70
Acknowledgements ... 71
Appendix: Structure of the exploratory Synthetron Research ... 72
5
Essay 3: Where does it matter to be fair? Cross-cultural contingencies in
procedural justice ... 74
Abstract ... 74
Introduction... 75
Theoretical background and hypotheses development ... 78
Empirical research ... 85
Implications for management, propositions for further research and conclusions ... 93
Essay 4: It is not only about control, justice matters too – toward a fair management control system ... 96
Abstract ... 96
Introduction... 97
Background on management control systems, strategy process and procedural justice... 98
Analysis of recent management control literature ...108
A fair management control system ...114
Limitations, areas for further research, implications for management and conclusion ...122
Consolidated bibliography ... 124
