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Table 3

BS themes’ definitions

Theme(s)	Definition(s)
Rationalization criteria	The practical boundaries within which decision-makers make tailored decisions for their organizations (e.g. Tyzack, 1967; Aspara et al., 2011)
Biases	Cognitive distortions (i.e. traps and heuristics) that affect either negatively, positively, or alternately, the thinking mechanisms to make the best decision (e.g. Acciarini et al., 2021)
Thinking	Mechanisms (e.g. Mental models/cognitive maps/schemas) used by decision-makers during the decision-making process (e.g. Bennett, 1998)
Perception	Elements that help decision-makers to translate stimuli into the antecedents of a cognitive process (e.g. sensemaking, beliefs and attention) (e.g. Ericson, 2010)
Positive affective states	Positive short-term (i.e. emotions) and long-term (moods) emotional states are expected to enhance the quality of decision-making processes (e.g. Pate, 1987)
Negative affective states	Negative short-term (i.e. emotions) and long-term (moods) emotional states are expected to lower the quality of decision-making processes (e.g. Kouamé et al., 2015)
Personality traits/attitudes	The relatively stable, consistent and enduring internal characteristics that are inferred from patterns of behaviors, attitudes, feelings and habits in the individuals (e.g. Abatecola, 2014)
Demographics	Socio-demographic variables (e.g. gender, age, level of education and tenure of office) likely to influence the decision-making process and thus its outputs (e.g. Midavaine et al., 2016)

Theme(s)	Definition(s)
Rationalization criteria	The practical boundaries within which decision-makers make tailored decisions for their organizations (e.g. Tyzack, 1967; Aspara et al., 2011)
Biases	Cognitive distortions (i.e. traps and heuristics) that affect either negatively, positively, or alternately, the thinking mechanisms to make the best decision (e.g. Acciarini et al., 2021)
Thinking	Mechanisms (e.g. Mental models/cognitive maps/schemas) used by decision-makers during the decision-making process (e.g. Bennett, 1998)
Perception	Elements that help decision-makers to translate stimuli into the antecedents of a cognitive process (e.g. sensemaking, beliefs and attention) (e.g. Ericson, 2010)
Positive affective states	Positive short-term (i.e. emotions) and long-term (moods) emotional states are expected to enhance the quality of decision-making processes (e.g. Pate, 1987)
Negative affective states	Negative short-term (i.e. emotions) and long-term (moods) emotional states are expected to lower the quality of decision-making processes (e.g. Kouamé et al., 2015)
Personality traits/attitudes	The relatively stable, consistent and enduring internal characteristics that are inferred from patterns of behaviors, attitudes, feelings and habits in the individuals (e.g. Abatecola, 2014)
Demographics	Socio-demographic variables (e.g. gender, age, level of education and tenure of office) likely to influence the decision-making process and thus its outputs (e.g. Midavaine et al., 2016)