This researcb is an initial

This researcb is an initial attempt to examine job-related script tracks and strategy processes in an organizational setting. As such, it presents new methodological approaches and suggests new avenues for future research. Additional research is required to address some of the issues emerging from the present study. Is there a causal link between the accessibility of scripts and script tracks and the frequency of their use? Is the number of script tracks held in memory for a job problem related only to the frequency with which the specific problem has been experienced and the complexity of the job problem, or is it also related to such other factors as the pattern of reinforcement that is received in using script tracks and the importance of the problem? What are the other organizational feedback and informational input variables that affect the use of strategy processes? Additional research on the antecedents and consequences of cognitive processes in organizations is needed to deal with these issues.

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