Beyond Individual Biases: Decision Architecture as a Source of Organizational Advantage

Rémi Raher ()
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Rémi Raher: ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières

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Abstract: Traditional approaches in applied psychology and behavioral economics focus on improving individual decision-making through bias identification and debiasing strategies. While valuable, these micro-level interventions rarely produce sustained organizational performance gains. This chapter argues that the cognitive edge in business lies not primarily in individual cognition, but at the meso-level—within decision architectures that structure and guide collective choices. Building on insights from cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, and organizational theory, it reframes applied psychology as a design discipline oriented toward organizational systems. It introduces decision architecture as a capability shaping how information is processed, alternatives are framed, and decisions are distributed across roles and routines. Rather than eliminating biases, organizations can design environments that reduce errors and improve robustness under uncertainty. The chapter proposes a framework linking psychological mechanisms to strategic outcomes and sustainable advantage.

Keywords: meso-level analysis; behavioral strategy; organizational decision-making; bounded rationality; Cognitive bias; decision noise; choice architecture; organizational capabilities; competitive advantage; cognitive edge; collective robustness; Decision architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07-20
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Published in Applied Psychology and Competitive Advantage in Business: The Cognitive Edge, IGI Global Scientific Publishing, pp.173-206, 2026, 9798337383033. ⟨10.4018/979-8-3373-8302-6.ch007⟩

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DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-8302-6.ch007

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