This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations

Purpose This study aims to examine current scholarly literature on how managers address competing priorities in organizations. It consolidates existing contributions into an organizing framework to guide future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was used to identify...

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Main Author: Mariano, Stefania (author)
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Published: 2025
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Mariano, S. (2025), "This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations", Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2024-0363
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Competing priorities
Decision making
Managers
Organizations
Systematic literature review
Research agenda
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description Purpose This study aims to examine current scholarly literature on how managers address competing priorities in organizations. It consolidates existing contributions into an organizing framework to guide future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was used to identify, select and review peer-reviewed articles from Scopus, ABI/Inform and ScienceDirect (Elsevier) databases over 4 decades. Findings This study identified the antecedents and conditions of competing managerial priorities in organizations and highlighted potential managerial responses, including addressing, altering, converging, postponing and neglecting. Originality/value This study represents a primary reference in management and organizational studies for scholars interested in competing priorities in organizations. It discusses the implications for scholarly theories and managerial practices and provides an agenda for future research.
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spelling This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizationsMariano, StefaniaCompeting prioritiesDecision makingManagersOrganizationsSystematic literature reviewResearch agendaPurpose This study aims to examine current scholarly literature on how managers address competing priorities in organizations. It consolidates existing contributions into an organizing framework to guide future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was used to identify, select and review peer-reviewed articles from Scopus, ABI/Inform and ScienceDirect (Elsevier) databases over 4 decades. Findings This study identified the antecedents and conditions of competing managerial priorities in organizations and highlighted potential managerial responses, including addressing, altering, converging, postponing and neglecting. Originality/value This study represents a primary reference in management and organizational studies for scholars interested in competing priorities in organizations. It discusses the implications for scholarly theories and managerial practices and provides an agenda for future research.Emerald2025-03-25T05:20:52Z2025-03-25T05:20:52Z2025PostprintPeer-Reviewedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfMariano, S. (2025), "This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations", Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2024-03630025-1747https://hdl.handle.net/11073/2594910.1108/MD-02-2024-0363enhttps://doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2024-0363Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/259492025-03-26T15:49:39Z
spellingShingle This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
Mariano, Stefania
Competing priorities
Decision making
Managers
Organizations
Systematic literature review
Research agenda
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title This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
title_full This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
title_fullStr This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
title_full_unstemmed This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
title_short This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
title_sort This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations
topic Competing priorities
Decision making
Managers
Organizations
Systematic literature review
Research agenda
url https://hdl.handle.net/11073/25949