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STUDY CITES LACK OF DATA, LEADERSHIP PROBLEMS AND ILL-DEFINED PROCESSES AS MAJOR FACTORS BEHIND DECISION DYSFUNCTION
Executives admit to significant shortcomings in their companies’ decision-making capabilities, yet few have formal practices and policies in place, says a comprehensive BPM Forum report

PALO ALTO, CA – January 22, 2007- As business executives face ever-mounting pressure to deliver optimal results to the board and shareholders, a new study shows that a significant percentage of executives are unsatisfied with their companies’ decision making abilities, yet a clear majority have not taken formal steps to improve the process. Read more »

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NEWS CORP ‘DOES IT’: MAKES WORST BUSINESS BLUNDER IN 2006 ACCORDING TO SURVEY

January 10, 2007– The business world has spoken: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. committed the biggest business blunder in 2006 when it decided to produce an O.J. Simpson book and TV special with the working title of “If I Did It.” Findings come from a survey fielded by the Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum (www.bpmforum.org) and the DecisionROI Institute. Just over 26 percent of 189 business execs from a variety of industries and company sizes cited News Corp’s puzzling stubbornness in moving ahead with the projects, in which Simpson speaks hypothetically on how he would have committed the 1994 slayings. Ultimately, public outcry and pleas from the victims’ families forced Murdoch to cancel the projects and issue a public apology—but not before considerable damage to News Corp’s reputation.
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DECISIONROI INSTITUTE GETS READY TO LAUNCH
COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY ON CORPORATE DECISION-MAKING

July 19, 2023 – The DecisionROI Institute™, a major new special interest group created by the Business Performance Management Forum™, will begin a major survey about decision-making later this month. Targeted at C-level executives, the survey will focus on the nature of good and bad corporate decisions, critical forces that accelerate and inhibit decision-making, and who in Corporate America is best and worst at the decision-making process. Read more »

 
     
 
 
 
 
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