The aim of this study is to examine the way top managers scan environmental conditions to diagnose and interpret issues during periods of crisis. Despite each of these processes being widely and individually represented in the research literature, there is a lack of integrative models that examine their internal dynamics in-depth. In this study, structural equation modeling methodology (EQS 6.3) was applied to a sample of 120 top managers to examine how the cognitive orientation of scanning (rational vs. intuitive analysis of environment) may influence final issue categorizations. Results confirm that not only is procedural rationality needed when scanning the environment, as traditional arguments have posited, but also that intuition plays a relevant role, complementing rational processes and configuring a mixed set of competencies to assess different issue dimensions, such as favorability, urgency, and influence.

这项研究的目的是研究高层管理人员在危机期间扫描环境条件以诊断和解释问题的方式。尽管这些过程中的每一个都在研究文献中得到了广泛和单独的代表，但仍缺乏能够深入研究其内部动力学的集成模型。在这项研究中，将结构方程建模方法学（EQS 6.3）应用于120名高层管理人员的样本，以研究扫描的认知取向（环境的理性与直观分析）如何影响最终问题的分类。结果证实，不仅如传统论点所述，在扫描环境时还需要程序上的合理性，而且直觉也起着重要的作用，