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Organizational Decision-Making

A Research Study by Nick Perata

Welcome

Thank you for taking the time to participate.

I’m conducting independent research to better understand how people experience important decision-making across different roles, teams, industries, and organizations.

The goal of this research is simply to learn. There are no right or wrong answers.

Please answer based on your own experiences and avoid sharing confidential or proprietary information.

There are 16 questions in total. Thank you for sharing your experience.

About You

1. What is your current role or title?

2. What is your primary discipline or function?

3. What Industry do you currently work in?

4. Approximately how many employees are in your organization?

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5. Approximately how many years of professional experience do you have?

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6. What is your age range? (Optional)

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7. How do you identify? (Optional)

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8. How often are you involved in making or influencing important decisions at work?

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Decision Experience

9. Think about one important work-related decision you were involved in or affected by. Without sharing confidential or proprietary information, what was the decision about, and what made it significant to you?

10. What was your role in that decision?

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11. Walk me through how that decision unfolded from your perspective.

You may consider things like who was involved, how the decision evolved, what information influenced it, any challenges along the way, and what happened afterward. Share as much or as little as you’d like.

12. What, if anything, do you think contributed most to arriving at that decision?

13. What, if anything, do you wish had been different before, during, or after that decision?

Looking Back

14. Based on your experience, what tends to help organizations make important decisions well?

15. Based on your experience, what do organizations most often struggle with when making important decisions?

16. Looking back on everything you’ve shared, how would you describe your overall experience, and what stands out most about it?

Follow-up (Optional)

Would you be open to a follow-up conversation if additional questions arise from your responses?

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