... Artificial intelligence Organizational change Decision theory Organizational autonomy emerges from this operational closure coupled with cognitive openness. Autonomy does not mean independence from the environment but rather the capacity to define the organization's own criteria for selecting which...

... Decision theory Most competitive dynamics research has focussed on the competitive environment from an economic viewpoint. However, strategy research clearly shows that the strategic actors of a firm are not always economically objective nor rational (e.g. Hitt and Tyler, 1991 ; Sutcliffe, 1994...

... methodology emergent constructs are discussed against existing knowledge that exposes new insights into management decision theory and the managing of an enterprise. Research limitations/implications The process of theory generation whilst grounded in a substantive inquiry has the capacity to generate...

... at: Chris.Scherpereel@nau.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Classification Decision making Decision theory Problem solving Real‐world decision makers face situations that cannot always be subjected to decomposition into primitives, which is a requirement of rational techniques. Instead...

... to the area of administrative theory. An attempt has been made here to explore what circumstances might have led Simon into putting forward the concept of “satisficing”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Decision making Decision theory Business administration History In what...

... ignores the complexity of most decisions. To incorporate discovery activities into a decision making frame a mental model that captures the dynamics of the activities is required. Decision making Decision theory Mindsets A central component of leadership is the ability to make effective...