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Reconceptualizing the Determinants of Risk Behavior

Sitkin, Sim B., Pablo, Amy L.·1992·The Academy of Management Review

DOI 10.2307/258646

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Past research has resulted in contradictory findings concerning the effect of risk on decision-making behavior in organizations. This article proposes a model that reconciles these unresolved contradictions by examining the usefulness of placing risk propensity and risk perception in a more central role than has been previously recognized. Based on this analysis, it is posited that risk propensity dominates both the actual and perceived characteristics of the situation as a determinant of risk behavior. Propositions derived from the conceptual model provide an agenda for future research on individual risk behavior in organizational settings.

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Authors: Sitkin, S. B., & Pablo, A. L.
Affiliations: The University of Texas at Austin (US)
University of Calgary (CA)
ORCID: Sitkin, Sim B.
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1992-01
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 9
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/258646
OpenAlex: W2061960606
Cited by: 2,057
References: 88
Citations by year: 2026: 58 · 2025: 69 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 102 · 2022: 118 · 2021: 106 · 2020: 90 · 2019: 87 · 2018: 81 · 2017: 92 · 2016: 102 · 2015: 91 · 2014: 105 · 2013: 84 · 2012: 85
FWCI: 7.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Keywords: risk-taking, risk propensity, risk perception, decision-making, organizational behavior, conceptual model

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