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POLITICS OF STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING IN HIGH-VELOCITY ENVIRONMENTS: TOWARD A MIDRANGE THEORY.

Academy of Management Journal · 1988 · 1.8K citations · 30 references

Concepts

ManagementStrategic ManagementStrategyDecision TheoryExecutive PoliticsStrategic Decision-makingDecision-making PoliticsExecutive Decision-makingOrganizational PoliticsOrganizational StrategyPolitical PowerStrategic ThinkingParticipation In Strategic Decision-makingPolitical ArenasPolitical Decision MakingStrategic Decision-making Under Uncertainty

Abstract

How do politics affect the strategic decision processes of top executives in the “high-velocity” microcomputer industry? We induced a midrange theory linking power, politics, and performance from a...

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