ISSN:
0143-7739
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Extant strategic management literature provides only partialanswers to the important question: what variables affect top managers'ability to process complicated, novel, ambiguous, or dynamic strategicinformation in a turbulent environment? Drawing on cognitive psychology,personality theory, management theory, organizational theory, andmanagement information systems literature, proposes that nine personalattributes and four contextual attributes affect top managers'information-processing capability. The nine personal attributes are:cognitive complexity, knowledge, mental model of success,openmindedness, time orientation, personal values, tolerance forambiguity, locus of control, and time devoted to environmentalscanning. The four contextual attributes are: rewards and incentives,culture, structure of strategic planning process, and executive supportsystems. Thirteen propositions are postulated regarding the types ofattributes that are conducive for top managers' ability in processingcomplicated, novel, ambiguous, or dynamic information.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437739510100937
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