Strategic Decisions

Part One: Introduction and Background. 1. Strategic Decisions: An Introduction; V. Papadakis, P. Barwise. 2. Process Research on Strategic Decisions: A Personal Perspective; J.L. Bower. Part Two: The Process of Strategic Decisions. 3. Strategic Decision Making: A Contingency Framework and Beyond; R. Butler. 4. Good and Bad Conflict in Strategic Decision Making; A.C. Amason. 5. Taming Interpersonal Conflict in Strategic Choice: How Top Management Teams Argue but Still Get Along; K. Eisenhardt, et al. 6. Diversity, Eccentricity and Devil's Advocacy; C. Schwenk. Part Three: How the Context Affects the Process. 7. Timing and Intuition in Strategic Decision Making; S. Wally, J.R. Baum. 8. Strategic Investment Decisions and Short-Termism: Germany versus Britain; C. Carr. 9. Strategic Investment Decisions in China; Yuan Lu. 10. Strategic Decisions and Corporate Governance in Japan; M. Yamamoto. Part Four: How the Context and/or the Process Affect the Outcomes. 11. Spinning a Complex Web: Links Between Strategic Decision Making Context, Content, Process and Outcome; G.G. Bell, et al. 12. The Effects of Context on Strategic Decision Making Processes and Outcomes; M.P. Sharfman, J.W. Dean Jr. 13. Successful and Unsuccessful Tactics in Decision Making; P.C. Nutt. 14. A Multi-Theoretic Model of Strategic Decision Making Processes; N. Rajagopalan, et al. Part Five: Discussion and Implications. 15. Strategic Decision Making as Improvisation; K.M. Eisenhardt. 16. Strategy and Decision Processes: What is the Linkage? C.A. Maritan, D.E. Schendel. 17. What Can We Tell Managers About Strategic Decisions? V. Papadakis, P. Barwise. 18. Research on Strategic Decisions: Where Do We Go From Here? V. Papadakis, P. Barwise. About the Contributors. Index.

Patrick Barwise is Professor of Management and Marketing at London Business School.