Key Factors for Hastening the Strategic Issue Diagnosis Process: A Within Organisational Model

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  • Jodi A. Potter Robert Morris University, United States
  • John Lipinski Robert Morris University, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/ijms2009.16.2.7

Keywords:

Strategic issue diagnosis, environmental scanning and decision-making

Abstract

Previous research on Strategic Issue Diagnosis (SID) had focused on the complexity and novelty associated with the decision-making process in a turbulent environment. What had not been previously addressed in the extant literature is the requirement for speed inherent within the SID process, especially that is related to the gathering of information and facts through an organisation’s environmental scanning procedures. Since proactive management techniques, nimble processes, and systems that allow an organisation to be responsive and build rapid decision-making capabilities are important determinants of success in a turbulent environment, the element of speed associated with SID is an important factor. Our paper identifies a series of propositions focusing attention on elements of the environmental scanning processes and management hierarchies that are intended to counteract the recursiveness and redundancy inherent in SID systems and ultimately hasten the strategic decision-making process.

 

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28-12-2009

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2009): International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS) Vol. 16, No. 2 December 2009

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