Do environment and intuition matter in the relationship between decision politics and success?

Abstract

Little is known about the relationship between political behavior and successful decision making in non-Western national settings, or about the impact of environmental factors on this relationship. Moreover, our understanding of the decision processes through which political behavior translates into decision outcomes is also not well understood. The present research extends previous studies by examining how political behavior influences decision success in a new setting, with reference to the moderating impact of three environmental factors representing industry and society/nation environment effects, and the mediating role of a decision process, intuition. The findings from a survey of 131 Tunisian firms suggest that the practice of political behavior negatively influences decision success. We also find evidence of the importance of product uncertainty and intuition in understanding this relationship. Our findings address key issues not yet well understood in the theoretical literature, and provide managerial insights into ways of improving strategic choices in organizations.

Role of technological uncertainty, technical complexity, intuition and reflexivity in project planning a study on software development projects

“…More and more organisations are adopting the project management method in their management. Recent research has shown the important role of team intuition and reflexivity in project management (Baldacchino, 2013;Elbanna et al, 2015). The present study extends and develops this emerging research by using a model of technological uncertainty and technical complexity, project managers' intuitive decision making, the use of reflexivity and project performance in order to examine the impact on project planning.…”

“…Studies were limited to understanding the antecedent of intuition. The role of intuition in other processes is poorly understood by managers and academic researchers like (Elbanna et al, 2015). Hence research investigating the effect of intuition on project processes will be highly helpful.…”

“…Intuition and reflexivity are psychological variables which have recently found a way into management theories. There have been few studies that have examined the relationship between intuition and reflexivity in the context of project management (Elbanna et al, 2015). Although research interest in reflexivity is increasing in such fields as health management (Schippers et al, 2015), information technology (Misuraca et al, 2013), human resources (Pietersea et al, 2011), other fields such as project management are still lagging behind (Elbanna et al, 2015).…”

“…There have been few studies that have examined the relationship between intuition and reflexivity in the context of project management (Elbanna et al, 2015). Although research interest in reflexivity is increasing in such fields as health management (Schippers et al, 2015), information technology (Misuraca et al, 2013), human resources (Pietersea et al, 2011), other fields such as project management are still lagging behind (Elbanna et al, 2015). Therefore, in the context of increased acceptance of project management, it is necessary to understand the influence of technological uncertainty and technical complexity on intuition and reflexivity and their influence on project planning as planning is one of the critical aspects which decide the fate of a project.…”

Contingent use of rational, intuitive and political decision-making in R&D

“…Yet, for years research in this area was non-existent, and to date it still is relatively scarce. Two recent studies focused on the interplay between intuitive and political decision-making (Brinkerink and Bammens, 2018;Elbanna et al, 2015), three studies focused on the interlinkages between rational and intuitive decision-making (Calabretta et al, 2017;Kester et al, 2009;Skrepnek and Sarnowski, 2007), and two research project studied rational, intuitive and political decision-making in conjunction (Behrens, 2016;Stanczyk et al, 2015).One element that remains understudied, also in the above-mentioned research, is the dynamic aspect. Research has not addressed the question whether and how the use of these decision-making dimensions in innovation processes changes over time.…”