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In recent years an increasing amount of interest has been generated in the application of dialectical methodology to strategic and operational problem-solving. This paper first examines the existing research evidence and then introduces the Dialectical Problem-Solving Technology (DPST) based on the Dialectical Materialism Inquiry System. The results of an empirical investigation into the effectiveness and impact of High Structure (DPST), Medium Structure (Devil's Advocate Problem-Solving Technology-DAPST), and Low Structure (Control Group) problem-solving technologies are examined. Finally, a need for further theoretical and empirical research is examined.
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The authors are on the Faculty of Baruch College, The City University of New York, New York, USA.
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Chanin, M.N., Shapiro, H.J. Dialectical and devil's advocate problem-solving. Asia Pacific J Manage 1, 159–170 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01733481
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