Environmental dynamism and strategic decision-making rationality: An examination at the decision level

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 481-489

  Hough, Jill R ^a   White, Margaret A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental dynamism; Multilevel analysis; Rationality; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DECISION LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISM;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0037406828     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.303     Document Type: Article

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