Causes and consequences of managerial failure in rapidly changing organizations

To survive in today's ultra-competitive business environment, organizations must better understand the factors that cause managers to fail to achieve desired results. To that end, focus group data was collected from 1040 managers from over 100 different U.S. manufacturing and service organizations experiencing large scale organizational change in order to help identify the primary causes of managerial failure. This article discusses the 15 primary causes of managerial failure identified in the study, along with their perceived consequences to managerial and organizational performance. Ultimately, it is hoped that this will provide a guide for improving the effectiveness of both individual managers and the organizations they serve.