This study investigates certain organizational, managerial and strategic planning factors to determine their effect on strategic problem finding/identification in organizations. The overall goal was to explore what factors in an organization dominate problem recognition. The factors examined were some demographic data; certain managerial preferences as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Lyles-Sochats problem solving preference indicator and Marginality; some organizational structural variables such as the hierarchial level, linestaff and span of control; some strategic planning variables such as the formality, attitude toward strategic planning and perception of the time element between identification of the problem(s) and the actions taken to solve the problem(s). / The sample used for this study came from a major state agency and an energy firm. The number of participants was 56. The data were collected using a questionnaire composed of five major sections: (1) Demographic Information; (2) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; (3) Marginality; (4) Problem Solving Activity; and (5) Strategic Planning Activity. The data were analyzed using nonparametric statistical tests with the Chi Square statistic and the Kendall Tau correlation coefficient. Many of the statistical tests were not significant. The major variables found to statistically dominate problem recognition activity were demographic and organizational. These variables were years in the organization, current managerial position and managerial job, the degree level attained, and the hierarchial level in the organization. / The findings suggest the following: (1) that there are organizational processes which inhibit problem recognition activity; (2) that the cognitive style of the manager is related to the organizational level; (3) that problem finding managers do not progress through the hierarchy of an organization; (4) that problem recognition activity may be enhanced by higher levels of formal education; (5) that efforts are needed to streamline strategic planning processes in organizations; and (6) that problem recognition activity is not influenced by individual personality preferences. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-09, Section: A, page: 3053. / Thesis (D.B.A.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74926 |
| Contributors | MALLEY, JOHN CORBIN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 197 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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