Works
- Devil's Advocacy in Managerial Decision-Making, Journal of Management Studies, 1984
- Agreement and Thinking Alike: Ingredients for Poor Decisions, Academy of Management Executive, 1990
In Thinking Tools
Known for
A management scholar who studied structured dissent in strategic decisions. His work, much of it with Richard A. Cosier, found that devil's advocacy and dialectical inquiry tend to produce better decisions than seeking quick consensus.