The Comprehensiveness of Strategic Decision Processes: Extension, Observations, Future Directions.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 September 1984
James W. Fredrickson
Citations750
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A recent study in an industry with an unstable environment (Fredrickson & Mitchell, 1984) reported a negative relationship between comprehensiveness (a measure of rationality) and organization perf...
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