Developing a framework for organizational stupidity

Abstract

Companies major focus have been on organizational intelligent while organizational stupidity has received little attention. This paper tries to progress a framework of Organizational Stupidity (OS), and introduce its various aspects in existing literature. There are lots of investigations on Organizational Intelligence (OI), while, lack of study on OS is obvious. OS describes organizations with no reflexivity, doubt or reflection. These organizations refuse to use intellectual resources in order to maintain organizational order. In this study OS is analyzed in different teams and its contrast with organizational intelligence and critical thinking is also assessing, in order to deduct its factors as a separate concept. Then, OS is shown in four levels from organizations with no stupidity to those with high level of stupidity. Finally, a framework of OS is shaped, that shows the causes of OS and conclusion of adopting stupidity factor in organizations. This paper emphasizes on OS as a concept that has advantages and disadvantages, such as organizational order in preference to no critical thinking.