Strategic issue agendas and firm performance: A cognitive load perspective
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-09-20
Author(s)
Abstract
This study develops a more fine-grained understanding of the ways in which decision-makers' attention capacity limitations to attend to multiple issues shape organizations' strategic adaptation in the context of a major industry disruption. We argue that taking decision-makers' attention capacity limitations for granted may have limited our ability to understand how context factors shape executives' load dynamics which both enable and constrain organizations' strategic transformation. The paper introduces a cognitive load perspective to predict variation in strategic adaptation. We use qualitative and quantitative data in the context of Swiss private banks' adaptation to the regulatory, technological, macroeconomic, and globalization issues and discuss implications for our understanding of attention capacity limitations, of the characteristics and impact of strategic issues and agendas on organizational transformation.
Language
English
Keywords
strategic issues
strategic agendas
cognitive load
attention capacity
strategic
adaptation
adaptation
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Nominated for the SMS Best Conference Paper Prize
Event Title
34th Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual International Conference
Event Location
Madrid, Spain
Event Date
20.-23.09.2014
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
242466