Karar Verme Sürecinin Etkililiği ve Stratejik Uzlaşı

İşletmelerin başarısı, yöneticilerin karar verme süreçlerine ve bu süreçlerin etkili bir şekilde yönetilmesine bağlıdır. Yöneticilerin, karar verme süreçleri üzerinde etkili olan bir takım dinamikleri göz önünde bulundurmaları gereklidir. Bu dinamiklerden biri de stratejik uzlaşıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, stratejik uzlaşı kavramına açıklık getirmek ve uzlaşının karar verme süreci ile örgütsel performans arasındaki ilişkisini ortaya koyabilmektir. Aynı zamanda bu çalışmada, İSO'nun belirlediği ilk 100 Büyük Sanayi Kuruluşu içinde yer alan işletmelerin üst yönetim ekiplerinin stratejik uzlaşı konusunda ne düzeyde yer aldıkları da araştırılmıştır. 32 üst yönetim ekibinden elde edilen sonuçlar, hedefler konusunda uzlaşı düzeyinin kapsamdaki işletmelerin yarısında düşük olduğunu göstermektedir.

The effectiveness of the decision-making process and strategic consensus

The success of businesses depends on manager's decision making process and managing these processes effectively. Managers have to consider some dynamics which have effects on decision making process. One of the dynamics is strategic consensus. The aim of this study is defining strategic consensus concept and investigating the relationship between consensus and decision making and organizational performance. Concurrently in this study, the level of strategic consensus of top management teams is investigated for the companies which take place on ISO Top 100 Industrial Company Index. Results taken from the 32 top management team indicated that the consensus level for the objectives of the investigated companies is found low on half of them.

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