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

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

Academy of Management Journal · 1986 · 671 citations · 30 references

Concepts

ManagementDecision SciencesDecision MakingStrategic Decision-makingConsensus BuildingDecision Making In OrganizationsGroup Decision-makingOrganizational Decision-makingStrategic ThinkingConsensusDevil's AdvocacyGroup Decision ProcessesStrategic Problem Solving

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 ...

References

30

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