Defining Strategic Problems: Subjective Criteria of Executives
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Organization Studies
- Vol. 8 (3) , 263-279
- https://doi.org/10.1177/017084068700800304
Abstract
Top executives were surveyed to determine their subjective criteria regarding the process of strategic problem formulation. Three criteria (clarity, politicality and complexity) were identified and used to determine which activities in the SPF process contributed to explaining the criteria. It was found that a clear process was perceived to be one in which several views were considered but where a synthesis was developed.Keywords
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