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Mingling decision making metaphors.

A D Meyer

    Academy of Management Review. Academy of Management
    |December 12, 1983
    PubMed
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    Organizational decisions involve scientists and practitioners reconciling differing theories through metaphors. This study explores how practitioners

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    Area of Science:

    • Organizational behavior
    • Decision science
    • Management theory

    Background:

    • Organizational decisions are conceptual battlegrounds for rival scientific theories.
    • Decisions are also practical settings where practitioners reconcile differing theories-in-use.
    • Metaphors play a crucial role in understanding these dynamics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how practitioners' metaphors influence organizational decision-making.
    • To understand the assimilation of disjointed perspectives through decision-making metaphors.
    • To explore the shift from instrumental to symbolic actions in organizational contexts.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of practitioners' decision-making metaphors in capital budgeting.
    • Qualitative examination of how metaphors facilitate reconciliation of discordant theories.

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  • Exploration of the link between metaphors and shifts in action orientation.

    • Main Results:

    • Practitioners' metaphors help assimilate diverse viewpoints in organizational decisions.
    • Metaphors trigger a transition from instrumental (goal-oriented) to symbolic (meaning-oriented) actions.
    • Capital budgeting decisions exemplify the pragmatic use of metaphors.

    Conclusions:

    • Decision-making metaphors are key to reconciling conflicting theories in practice.
    • Incorporating practitioners' metaphorical knowledge can enrich organizational science.
    • Understanding metaphorical processes offers insights into organizational decision theory.