Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Blunders and Traps That Lead to Debacles

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What to do when Stakeholders matter (2004, background): “Being relatively clear about goals or interests – while not always necessary (Bryson and Crosby 1992; Bardach 1998; Huxham 2003) – does help when it comes to producing successful programs and projects (Nutt 2002).”
A leadership framework for cross-sector collaboration (2005, background): “…be used carefully in policy-making arenas if policy makers are to consider multiple options for satisfying diverse constituencies (Burns 1978, 2003; Nutt 2002; Bryant 2003), and political leaders must possess transactional skills for dealing with individuals and groups with conflicting agendas.”
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