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1. The Age of Extreme Competition - 3
2. The search for the HPO - 7
3. Description of the HPO - 10
3.1 Definition of the HPO - 10
3.2 Value of the HPO - 11
3.3 Difference with other HPO Studies - 13
4. The HPO Framework - 19
4.1 Organizational Design Characteristics - 20
4. 2 Strategy Characteristics - 21
4.3 Process Characteristics - 23
4.4 Technology Characteristics - 26
4.5 Leadership Characteristics - 26
4.6 Individuals & Roles Characteristics - 30
4.7 Culture Characteristics - 32
4.8 External Orientation Characteristics - 33
5. HPO evergreens? - 36
6. Conclusion - 39
Notes - 41
Appendix 1 - Overview of the selected studies - 45
Appendix 2 - Overview of the 290 studies - 64
Appendix 3 - Elements of the 290 studies - 84
Appendix 4 - Detailed HPO characteristics - 189
Appendix 4A - Summary of the scores per framework factor - 190
Appendix 4B - Detailed scores per framework factor - 198
Appendix 5 -HPO characteristics before and after 1995 - 248
About the Author (Dr. André de Waal MBA) - 255
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