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Management article
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Reference no. 66201
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: "Harvard Business Review", 1966

Abstract

A detailed examination of the findings of a study focusing on executive decision making in six representative companies indicates that executives rank innovation, risk-taking, flexibility, and trust as important influences for effective decision making. Results of the investigation indicate, however, that during important decision-making meetings, executives dedicate themselves to 'getting the job done,' which results in a suppression of creativity and innovation. Recommended methods of breaking down barriers include certain types of questioning; playing back and analyzing video recordings of meetings; and laboratory education and its various offshoots.

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Abstract

A detailed examination of the findings of a study focusing on executive decision making in six representative companies indicates that executives rank innovation, risk-taking, flexibility, and trust as important influences for effective decision making. Results of the investigation indicate, however, that during important decision-making meetings, executives dedicate themselves to 'getting the job done,' which results in a suppression of creativity and innovation. Recommended methods of breaking down barriers include certain types of questioning; playing back and analyzing video recordings of meetings; and laboratory education and its various offshoots.

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