The lack of understanding of how strategists make decisions under uncertainty

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Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1982 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 130 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Improwizacja vs. planowanie w decyzjach strategicznych w warunkach niepewności: dylemat czy paradoks w praktyce strategów? (2026) · Studia i Prace Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów · doi

  The lack of understanding of how strategists make decisions under uncertainty. The need for research on the postures of strategists towards the dilemma of planning vs. improwisation. The gap in prior work on the importance of intuition and experience in decision-making under uncertainty.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack understanding strategists make decisions uncertainty need research
• Improwizacja vs. planowanie w decyzjach strategicznych w warunkach niepewności: dylemat czy paradoks w praktyce strategów? (2026) · Studia i Prace Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów · doi

  Future research should explore the outcomes of different decision-making approaches under uncertainty. Further study is needed on the role of intuition and experience in decision-making under uncertainty. Research should investigate the impact of organizational culture on strategic decision-making under uncertainty.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research explore outcomes different decision-making approaches uncertainty
• Regret, recrimination and rationality (1985) · Theory and Decision · cited 118× · doi

  The paper suggests that future research should focus on developing a more complete theory of choice under uncertainty - The paper suggests that future research should investigate the implications of the theory of regret for decision-making in practice - The paper suggests that future research should compare the theory of regret to other theories, such as expected utility theory

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper suggests future research focus developing complete theory
• A test of task influences in uncertainty measurement (1982) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · cited 12× · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature on uncertainty and decision making. The study highlights the need for further research on how people process uncertainty in tasks where they have to make predictive choices. The study suggests that prior work has limitations and that further research is needed to understand the differences in how people estimate frequency and probability of events.

  generalstated research gapevidence 4/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature uncertainty decision making highlights

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