A CULTURAL THEORY OF INFORMATION BIAS IN ORGANIZATIONS

Michael Thompson and Aaron Wildavsky

Journal of Management Studies, 1986, vol. 23, issue 3, 273-286

Abstract: Organizations show an essential cultural pluralism. Taking this into account, we aim at developing a cultural theory of organizations. A central role in this theory is played by information rejection, which can follow any of four different styles: risk absorption, networking, paradigm protection, or expulsion. These can be related to different types of organizational cultures, in particular to markets, hierarchies, and sects. Different kinds of information bias institutionalize different kinds of leadership.

Date: 1986
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