GROUP APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIALECTICAL INQUIRY, DEVIL'S ADVOCACY, AND CONSENSUS. - Concepedia

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GROUP APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIALECTICAL INQUIRY, DEVIL'S ADVOCACY, AND CONSENSUS.

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1986

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David M. Schweiger, William Sandberg, James W. Ragan

Academy of Management Journal

Dialectical InquiryNegotiationConsensus ApproachesBehavioral Decision MakingManagementBusinessStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyStrategyIndividual Decision MakingBehavioral StrategyStrategic ManagementStrategic PracticeDecision ScienceAnd ConsensusPersuasionStrategic Decision MakingStrategic Thinking

Abstract

This laboratory study compared the effectiveness of the dialectical inquiry, devil's advocacy, and consensus approaches to strategic decision making by groups. Results showed that both dialectical ...

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