How strategic decisions are made
Long Range PlanningPublished 1 June 1981
Renato Mazzolini
Citations33
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.91
SNIP2.47
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The aim of this article is to shed some light on how strategic decisions and actions occur in organizations. The fundamental argument is that the traditional literature fails to provide an adequate understanding of how such decisions are made and that a new focus is needed. Drawing on organizational theory, the author approaches a new focus on decision-making, having the first described the traditional approaches.
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Business, Management and Accounting
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