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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| author | Mariano, Stefania |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Mariano, Stefania |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2025-03-25T05:20:52Z 2025-03-25T05:20:52Z 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 0025-1747 https://hdl.handle.net/11073/25949 10.1108/MD-02-2024-0363 |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Emerald |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | 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 |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | This or that? Managerial responses to competing priorities in organizations |
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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 |
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| topic | Competing priorities Decision making Managers Organizations Systematic literature review Research agenda |
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