SPORADIC, FLUID AND CONSTRICTED PROCESSES: THREE TYPES OF STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING IN ORGANIZATIONS[1] |
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| Authors: | David Cray Geoffrey R Mallory Richard J Butler David J Hickson David C Wilson |
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| Institution: | Carleton University, Ottawa;University of Bradford;University of Warwick |
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| Abstract: | Using 136 cases of strategic decision-making described by a number of variables drawn from the literature, three distinct types of decision-making processes are found. These are termed sporadic, fluid and constricted processes. They are parsimonious characterizations of decision-making processes which, given the variety of the 30 organizations from which the cases are drawn, should be generalizable to a wide range of contexts. |
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