...Stefania Mariano Purpose This study aims to examine current scholarly literature on how managers address competing priorities in organizations. It consolidates existing contributions into an organizing framework to guide future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature...

...Jonathan Peterson; Loubna Tahssain-Gay; David Salvetat; Fabienne Perez; Sophie Hennekam Purpose This article aims to examine the factors that influence how managers approach data analytics. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on content analysis of 34 in-depth interviews with managers...

...Qing Xie; Wuwei Li; Yuanyuan Zhang Purpose This study empirically examines the curvilinear relationship between top management team task-related demographic faultlines and over-investment, as well as how biodemographic faultlines and industrial environment moderate the curvilinear relationship...

... the dynamics of within-group transfer and between-group transfer. This study establishes key differences in KT between and within organizational groups, demonstrating that managers need to consider internal boundaries when deploying tools and strategies for facilitating knowledge flows. Mark Washburn can...

...Farimah HakemZadeh; Vishwanath V. Baba Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the research-practice gap in management and advocate the need for an independent organization, called the evidence-based management (EBMgt) collaboration to facilitate generation and dissemination of knowledge...

... of management innovation. The aim of this paper is to identify under which conditions it makes sense to talk about path dependence, and the relevance of using path dependence to the analysis of management innovation. Design/methodology/approach The path dependence literature in different contexts...

... versus non‐family owned business) and presenting an in‐depth analysis of the variables that influence managers' attitudes towards work‐life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach Structured interviews with SME managers were performed. Findings The presence of those polices is small...

...Erwin Rausch; Margaret E. Brooks Purpose Indecision is not the hallmark of a great manager, but what do we know about when and why managers avoid or postpone decisions? The purpose of this paper is to discuss the limited research on indecision. Design/methodology/approach This article reviews...

... in organizational decision‐making as managers seek answers to questions generated by new and unique situations where existing decision rules may not apply. Originality/value The theoretical framework offered in this paper looks at the increasingly common situations in which “thinking outside the box...

...Erwin Rausch; Travis L. Russ Purpose This study aims to explore whether McGregor's theory X/Y assumptions are determinants of managers' propensity for participative decision making (PDM). Design/methodology/approach Surveys measuring theory X/Y assumptions and propensity for PDM were...

...Asokan Anandarajan; Shuling Chiang; Picheng Lee Purpose This paper aims to focus on helping managers understand a factor that stimulates investment in R&D, namely, the R&D tax credit. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a sample of firms in Taiwan; the study period is 1999‐2004...

...Brian Tjemkes; Olivier Furrer Purpose Strategic alliances involve uncertainty, interdependence, and vulnerability, which often create adverse situations. This paper seeks to understand how alliance managers respond to these adverse situations by examining the influence of four exchange variables...

...Richard Reed; Susan F. Storrud‐Barnes Purpose Real‐options have moved from being an academic theory to a decision‐making tool that is being used by managers. The thinking underpinning real options has remained true to its financial options‐pricing heritage, which means that it is based...

.... The discussion is illustrated and set in context by reference to a continuum of service delivery modes from monopoly provision through to full competition. Findings Theory suggests that managers inevitably prioritise the interests of what they identify as their key stakeholders, and particularly those...

...., 2007 , p. 14). We posit that the insertion of a religion construct into management decision‐making theory contributes and enriches substantially the study of this field as well as providing a new stream of research. Further, religion is a pervasive subject that – through its tenets – tends...

...Erwin Rausch; Sheng Zhao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine, from management perspective, the nature of common sense, its application in decision‐making, and possibility of developing common sense more effectively. Design/methodology/approach To take typical dictionary definitions...

... easy to administer and score and are often well received by managers and job applicants. Originality/value This article suggests situational judgment tests offer an efficient method of assessing common sense that can easily be adapted to many employment settings. In addition to being a strong...

... decision analysis model can sometimes conflict with a manager's common‐sense view of the appropriate course of action, even when the model is based on judgments elicited from the manager. It also discusses how such conflicts might be resolved so that the decision can be made with greater insight...

... – [that is] the functions that produce successful integration across knowledge and interactional domains and [to] confer agency [authority to act] upon the decision makers” (Moldoveanu, 2008 , p. 38). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Decision making Organizational behaviour Managers...

...Marcus Selart; Svein Tvedt Johansen; Tore Holmesland; Kjell Grønhaug Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify how IT managers' decision styles affect their evaluation of information technology. Design/methodology/approach Four different decision styles were assessed in a leadership test...