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

本研究以注意力为基础的策略观（ABV）和行为策略文献为基础，主要目的有二。首先，本研究旨在探讨COVID-19疫情期间出现的组织注意力类型，特别关注注意力的选择性聚焦和结构性分布。其次，它的目的是调查这些类型的组织注意力和管理偏见（如短视和正常的偏见）的可能性，以及战略行动的选择之间的关系。迄今为止，值得注意的成就包括进行全面的文献综述，收集数据进行试点测试的假设，并发现初步结果。初步研究结果表明，企业对节约成本或创收活动的关注受到所有权结构、过去财务业绩和战略联盟伙伴存在等因素的影响。

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.