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Decision‐Making Success in Public, Private and Third Sector Organisations: Finding Sector Dependent Best Practice
Author(s) -
Nutt Paul C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6486.00173
Subject(s) - benchmarking , public sector , private sector , preference , business , best practice , strategic planning , marketing , economics , management , microeconomics , economic growth , economy
Strategic decisions in public, private and third sector organizations were examined to isolate and compare the practices used to uncover alternatives. The approaches applied to uncover alternatives in these organizations and decision outcomes were identified from a systematic examination of 376 strategic decisions. The preference for and sucess of innovation, benchmarking, search and existing solution approaches applied to uncover alternatives by decision makers in each sector is discussed. Some prescriptions are offered.