Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning, significance, and development, of common sense and to suggest an approach for enhancing it. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review and critical analysis of the way greater skill in decision‐making leads to “better”...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deepen our understanding of the philosophical and scientific pedigree of the concept of “common sense”, and explore the implications for managerial decision‐makers. Design/methodology/approach – After examining the management literature on this...

Purpose – Hard decision analysis models allow complex decisions to be broken down into easier‐to‐handle and precisely defined sub‐problems and also provide a documented rationale for the decision. This paper aims to investigate why the course of action prescribed by a hard decision...