What Executives Notice: Accurate Perceptions in Top Management Teams

1 October 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 37 (5) , 1360-1378
https://doi.org/10.5465/256677

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of managerial and organizational factors on the extent to which top executives accurately perceive environmental instability and environmental munificence. Environmental scanning and centralization affected perceptions of instability; work history diversity, team tenure, and environmental scanning affected perceptions of munificence. Implications are discussed and ideas about future research avenues are presented.

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