Organizational attention, managerial bias, and strategic actions under unexpected disruption: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

本研究借鉴策略和行为策略文献中的基于注意的观点，旨在实现两个主要目标。首先，它试图探索在新冠肺炎大流行期间出现的组织关注的类型，特别是关注的选择性重点和结构性分布。其次，它的目的是调查这些类型的组织注意与管理偏差(如短视和正常偏差)的可能性以及战略行动选择之间的关系。到目前为止，值得注意的成就包括进行全面的文献审查，收集数据用于试点测试假说，以及揭示初步发现。初步研究结果表明，企业对成本节约或创收活动的关注受到股权结构、过去的财务业绩和战略联盟伙伴的存在等因素的影响。

Drawing upon the Attention-Based View (ABV) of strategy and behavioral strategy literatures, this research aims to achieve two main objectives. Firstly, it seeks to explore the types of organizational attention that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically focusing on selective focus and structural distribution of attention. Secondly, it aims to investigate the relationships between these types of organizational attention and the likelihood of managerial biases (such as myopic and normalcy biases) as well as the choice of strategic actions. Noteworthy accomplishments to date include conducting a comprehensive literature review, gathering data for pilot testing the hypotheses, and uncovering initial findings. The preliminary findings indicate that firms' attention towards either cost-saving or revenue-generating activities is influenced by factors such as ownership structure, past financial performance, and the presence of strategic alliance partners.