Open AccessDecision entity-ness: taking agency seriously in organizational decision-making studies
Author(s) -
Eduardo Guedes Villar,
Karina De Deá Róglio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista ibero-americana de estratégia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2176-0756
DOI - 10.5585/riae.v21i1.18815
Subject(s) - epistemology , action (physics) , agency (philosophy) , performative utterance , perspective (graphical) , knowledge management , sociology , relevance (law) , element (criminal law) , database transaction , relational view , computer science , management science , artificial intelligence , political science , philosophy , economics , law , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Objective of the study: In this essay, we problematize the onto-epistemological assumptions of organizational decision-making theories, focusing on the concepts of action and decision.Approach: Based on the epistemological perspective of transaction, we propose an understanding of decision as a relational element of action and in action, constructing an explanation supported on the relational ontological understanding of reality.Originality/relevance: We introduce the concept of decision entity-ness, based on relational sociology from the perspective of transaction and the idea of relational agency.Main results: The concept of decision entity-ness allowed us to theoretically combine the processual and performative dimensions of organizational decision-making.Theoretical contribution: As a contribution, we developed an original theoretical-explanatory framework that emphasizes decision, understanding it as an element that distinguishes organizations from other social systems.