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Impacts of Organizational Culture and Personality Traits on Decision‐making in Technical Organizations
Author(s) -
Briggs Clark,
Little Patrick
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/sys.20083
Subject(s) - automotive industry , work (physics) , aerospace , decision support system , knowledge management , business , process management , management science , operations management , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering
Abstract Technical organizations in industries such as aerospace or automotive regularly make major decisions regarding software and other tools to support mission‐critical activities. These decisions take place at the enterprise level where functional departments must work together in ways not common before. Usually, these are high‐impact, tension‐filled decision activities that have long term effects. The organization needs a successful decision that stands the test of implementation and a sustained period of effective operation. The processes used in such cases generally follow analytical decision methods aimed at maximizing objectives. Understanding the characteristics of the organization, including the culture and the affected parties, in addition to the technical aspects of the decision may significantly increase the likelihood of success. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng