The thinking organisation

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to provide a model of thinking for managers that is readily applicable in their situation and which will foster effective decision making.Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines some of the thinking challenges facing contemporary business leaders and provides a sound philosophical basis for a cognitional theory.Findings -The paper demonstrates that effective execution results from effective thinking, that a learning organisation is a result of becoming a thinking organisation, which is a collection of thinking people, and that people and organisations benefit from having a common cognitional method which can help overcome embedded mental models.Originality/value - The paper introduces readers to the cognitional model of Bernard Lonergan, shows the application of that model to contemporary business challenges, and provides an easily-learned model for thinking, which will aid managers at every level and lead to better decisions.