DEVELOPING A CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION.

1 June 1990

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

Vol. 33 (2) , 366-390
https://doi.org/10.2307/256329

Abstract

Many conceptual frameworks have been proposed that identify categories of organizational problems, but none have been empirically developed. In response, this study elicited examples of problems from practicing executives and produced a problem structure identifying common problem categories and their interrelationships. The structure provided a means to examine eight conceptual problem frameworks, and that process revealed some support for two. Compared to extant frameworks, the empirical structure offers greater refinement and an expanded delineation of problem categories as well as revealing some interesting patterns in their interrelationships.

Keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING -- RESEARCH
CLASSIFICATION
EXECUTIVES
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
METHODOLOGY
DECISION MAKING
CRITICAL THINKING
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

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