The Recruitment of Intuitive Managers (original) (raw)

We, the authors of the paper, solemnly declare that this paper is an original work and has not been published elsewhere, nor it has been submitted for a degree or any other qualification. Thoughts from external sources, direct or indirect, published or unpublished, have clearly been cited. French scientist, Alexis Carrel said, “All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know. ” Studies among leaders confirm this and underscore the value of developing intuition. Business is all about rational, orderly systems for strategic planning, decision-making, forecasts, operations, budgeting, supervision and control, production and practically every other facet of an organisation. Under rising pressure and ambiguity, rational thinking may not perform satisfactorily. In the context of management decision-making, research conducted by Nutt (1999) reveals that rational/logic based strategies struggle to reach the fifty percent success mark....