Improving decision-making and management by thinking about the enterprise through multiple dimensions

Abstract

Current management of enterprises is fragmented and stovepiped, leading to misalignment of resources and less effective decision-making. From previous research and exploration of the work of A. Angyal, we identified 4 dimensions relevant to informing a coherent view of an enterprise. This paper presents a proposition that if managers consciously consider these 4 dimensions of the enterprise, they will develop a shared model rich enough to understand it so that they can regulate it appropriately, whilst at the same time enable it to react and adapt successfully in a challenging and changing environment. We also suggest these dimensions are useful guides to the selection of multiple systems methods to inform thinking appropriately.