DOES DECISION-PROCESS MATTER - A STUDY OF STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING EFFECTIVENESS

Authors
DEAN JW SHARFMAN MP
Citation
Jw. Dean et Mp. Sharfman, DOES DECISION-PROCESS MATTER - A STUDY OF STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING EFFECTIVENESS, Academy of Management journal, 39(2), 1996, pp. 368-396
Citations number
78
Categorie Soggetti
Management,Business
Journal title
Academy of Management journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00014273
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
368 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-4273(1996)39:2<368:DDM-AS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
This study examined whether strategic decision-making processes are re lated to decision effectiveness, using a longitudinal field study desi gn. We studied 52 decisions in 24 companies to determine if procedural rationality and political behavior influence decision success, contro lling for the favorability of the environment and decision implementat ion. Our results indicate that decision making processes are indeed re lated to decision success. Results are discussed in terms of the impor tance of strategic choice in organizations.