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Comment on “Heuristics in the strategy context” by Bingham and Eisenhardt (2011)
Author(s) -
Vuori Natalia,
Vuori Timo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/smj.2259
Subject(s) - heuristics , context (archaeology) , explication , computer science , artificial intelligence , cognitive science , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , paleontology , biology , operating system
Bingham and E isenhardt (2011) highlight the positive role of heuristics in the strategy context. They discuss four mechanisms through which heuristics have positive effects for strategy. The first mechanism—using a heuristic cue as a proxy for complex, correlated information—builds directly on G igerenzer's research on positive heuristics. The second (capturing a window of opportunity) and third (providing some direction while allowing freedom to improvise) mechanisms, combine G igerenzer's ideas with E isenhardt's earlier work. The fourth one relates to coordination. In this commentary, we critically evaluate the applicability of these four mechanisms in the strategy context, which differs fundamentally from G igerenzer's context. Our primary contribution is the explication of central limitations in the ways heuristics can function in the strategy context . Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.