The Biases of Management
Published on 21. October 1993
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-415-10196-7 (ISBN)
Description
"The Biases of Management" offers systematic analysis of management bias, an area seldom explored. Barbara Wake Carroll identifies two main types of deeply-entrenched management bias. The first can stem from the shared background and experience of management within an organization, and the second from a shared national culture. Both types can lead organizations down a "suicidal" path and have important implications for business conducted on both a domestic and international level. A detailed study of the problems of 34 North American organizations illustrates the role of bias as a source of systematic error in organizations. Data from a wider study of 100 organizations in the public and private sectors shows that 85 per cent of the firms that were successful shared a particular type of management configuration. The final section of the book critically explores this successful management type. International in scope and highly relevant to the central issues of the 1990s, discussion focuses on periods of rapid economic growth and decline since the early 1980s. This volume will be of special interest to students of management and organizational theory.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-10196-7 (9780415101967)
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Content
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION HOW ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS ARE MADE 1. Introduction 2. The Neo-Weberian Model 3. Testing the Model 4. The Problem of Adaptation 5. Conclusion Chapter 2. THE NOTION OF BIAS 1. Introduction 2. Bias in Organizations 3. Sources of Bias 4. A Revised Bias 5. Conclusion Chapter 3. THE IMPACT OF MANAGERIAL DIFFERENCES 1. Introduction 2. The Types of Managers 3. Identifying Management Types 4. The Impact Management 5. Conclusion Chapter 4. SYSTEMATIC DIFFERENCES: THE ROLE OF CULTURE 1. Introduction 2. The Culture-Bound Organizational Outcomes 3. Conservatism and Organizational Outcomes 4. Systematic Differences between Canada and the United States 5. Systematic Differences in Decision-Making 6. Conclusion Chapter 5 MANAGEMENT TYPE, PERFORMANCE AND VIABILITY 1. Introduction 2. Interaction, Performance and Viability 3. The "Ideal" Management Type 4. Conclusion Chapter 6. THE BIAS OF MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction 2. Identifying Management Types 3. Successful versus Unsuccessful Management 4. Some Variations on the Theme 5. Conclusion Chapter 7. OVERCOMING THE BIAS OF MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction 2. Prescription 1 "Norms of Rationality" 3. Prescription 2 "Structured Balance" 4. Prescription 3 "Structured Change" 5. Prescription 4 "Structured Bias" 6. Conclusion Chapter 8. MUST BIAS PERSIST? APPENDIX I. FIRMS IN SAMPLES BIBLIOGRAPHY.