How Organizations Can Overbalance
Decision Overreach as a Reason for Failure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Wilson (0000-0003-0831-1842, Aston University Business School, Birmingham, England), David J Hickson (Bradford University Management Centre, England), Susan Miller (0000-0002-1917-6992, Durham University Business School, England) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 995-1010 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764296039008005 |
| OpenAlex | W2125824562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
A special case of the big bad decision is identified. It is called decision overreach. Two separate elements constitute overreach, namely, disproportionality and irreversibility. Four conditions seem to dispose managers to take decisions that are disproportionate and irreversible. These are small size of firm, relatively short duration of decision process, a lack of foresight, and overfamiliarity with products and markets. The data are drawn from U.K. manufacturing organizations
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Sensemaking in organizations
Permanently failing organizations
Normal Accidents
Politics of Strategic Decision Making in High-Velocity Environments
Understanding Strategic Change
Making Fast Strategic Decisions in High-Velocity Environments.
Performance, Slack, and Risk Taking in Organizational Decision Making.
Top Decisions
Risky and cautious shifts in group decisions
"The Science of "Muddling Through
The Role of Institutionalization in Cultural Persistence
Permanently Failing Organizations
Theories of Organizations
Organizational Structure, Environment and Performance
Decision-Making at the Top of Organizations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |