Executives’ Perceptions of Uncertainty Sources: A Numerical Taxonomy and Underlying Dimensions
通过香港董事总经理和副总裁对不确定性来源的相似性判断，运用多维尺度分析和聚类分析，构建了基于高管感知的不确定性来源分类，涵盖企业内外不确定性。
Managing directors and executive vice presidents in Hong Kong were asked to identify all sources of uncertainty facing their firms. They later made similarity judgments by grouping similar uncertainty sources. We employed multidimensional scaling (MDS) to determine the underlying dimensions used by the executives when distinguishing among uncertainty sources. Cluster analysis then produced a taxonomy of uncertainty sources. This classification, based directly on executive perceptions, encompasses uncertainties that are both external and internal to the firm. We discuss the implications of our results.