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Tanzanian managers navigate complex institutional challenges by cultivating trusted personal networks to circumvent bureaucratic inefficiencies, which is critical for strategic adaptation and competitive success. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to explore how senior managers in Tanzania navigate institutional challenges and develop strategies in response.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Navigating the Institutional Landscape: A Qualitative Exploration of Tanzanian Enterprise Challenges and Strategic Pathways (2000–2026)

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This study aims to explore how senior managers in Tanzania navigate institutional challenges and develop strategies in response.
Qualitative, interpretive design employing semi-structured interviews.
Interviews conducted with 28 CEOs and senior directors across diverse sectors.
Data analyzed using a reflexive thematic approach to identify meaning patterns.
Over two-thirds of participants reported the need to build trusted personal networks to overcome bureaucratic inefficiencies.
Strategic adaptation to informal norms was a predominant theme identified.
Successful strategy relies on understanding both formal and informal rules within the institutional framework.

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FMFatuma MwinyiState University of Zanzibar

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Qualitative research uncovers strategic decision-making in Tanzanian enterprises amid institutional challenges, suggesting implications for policy.

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Fatuma Mwinyi (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b0996eeacc4fcec94ad https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18944447

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Qualitative research uncovers strategic decision-making in Tanzanian enterprises amid institutional challenges, suggesting implications for policy.

Navigating the Institutional Landscape: A Qualitative Exploration of Tanzanian Enterprise Challenges and Strategic Pathways (2000–2026)

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Navigating the Institutional Landscape: A Qualitative Exploration of Tanzanian Enterprise Challenges and Strategic Pathways (2000–2026)

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