The phrase "a firm tendency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong or consistent inclination towards a particular behavior or outcome.
Example: "There is a firm tendency among consumers to prefer sustainable products over conventional ones."
Alternatives: "a strong inclination" or "a definite trend".
This development is often associated with a firm's tendency to change from a make to a buy strategy.
Innovativeness reflects a firm's tendency to engage in and support new ideas, novelty, experimentation, and creative processes that may result in new products, services, or technological processes (Lumpkin and Dess 1996).
By emphasising low interest rates (good for indebted companies but bad for savers) and low wages (ditto) to help companies out of their mess, Japan's economy has depended too much on exports and is now worryingly vulnerable to external shocks.Politicians complain about firms' tendency to hoard cash, and urge firms to pay workers more.
And Brazil's judges enjoy broad autonomy in interpreting laws, which, like tax rules, have suffered frequent changes during the country's past 20 years of economic turmoil.Tax demands can also arise from local firms' tendency towards downright illegal behaviour.
This suggests that, rather than pushing companies to explore some new area which the government in its wisdom or folly has decided is the sector of the future, industrial policy should encourage competition instead, thus reducing firms' tendency to seek out less contested arenas.Does this work in practice?
The innovation dimension is "the tendency of a firm 'or individual' to engage in and support newideas, experimentation and creative processes that may result in new products, services or technological processes" (Lumpkin and Dess, 1996; p. 142).
This is due to the tendency of a firm's management to maximize the separation of workflows, i.e. sub-processes, of their BUs and sub-BUs for efficiency and effectiveness reasons.
In 1967 Mr. Breuker and two other leading Dutch musicians, the pianist Misha Mengelberg and the drummer Han Bennink, formed the Instant Composers Pool, an ensemble with experimental tendencies but a firm footing in jazz traditions.
Not exactly Isner-Mahut familiarity, but certainly enough tennis to give both a firm grasp on each other's tactics and tendencies.
This research contributes to understanding how managerial tendencies and tactical adjustments contribute to or detracts from a firm's ability to realize their intended strategy.
