Practitioner
Reinventing Organizations
Frederic Laloux · 2014
Survey of self-managing organisations; popularised the advice process.
Bibliography
Research Sources
Every recommendation in Decision Fit traces back to a body of literature, practice, or tradition. Filter to explore different evidence streams.
Practitioner
The Tyranny of Structurelessness
Jo Freeman · 1972
Foundational critique of informal power in leaderless groups.
Peer-reviewed
Shura and Democracy
Sadek Sulaiman · 1998
Comparative analysis of shura traditions and modern democratic theory.
Historical texts
The Functions of the Executive
Chester Barnard · 1938
Classical theory of authority, communication, and cooperation in organisations.
Peer-reviewed
Quadratic Voting
Posner & Weyl · 2017
A refinement of majority logic that surfaces preference intensity.
Emerging technology
Liquid Democracy in Online Communities
Various · 2020
Hybrid voting/delegation models enabled by digital platforms.
Peer-reviewed
Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior
Amy Edmondson · 1999
Empirical foundation for psychological safety as a team property.
Historical texts
Robert's Rules of Order
H.M. Robert · 1876
Codification of parliamentary procedure and majority decision-making.
Practitioner
Joy at Work
Dennis Bakke · 2005
Origin of the advice process at AES.
Arab Golden Age
Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya
Al-Mawardi · 1058
Formalises governance structures, authority, and roles in decision-making — a foundation for understanding decision rights and authority structures in teams.
Arab Golden Age
The Muqaddimah
Ibn Khaldun · 1377
Introduces ʿasabiyyah (عصبية — group cohesion) as a driver of collective success. Strongest historical parallel to teaming and collective performance dynamics.
Arab Golden Age
Siyasatnama (Book of Government)
Nizam al-Mulk · 1091
Practical, case-based governance and leadership guidance — demonstrates context-dependent decision-making in practice.
Arab Golden Age
Adab al-Dunya wa al-Din
Al-Mawardi · 1058
Explores ethical conduct in leadership and society; frames decision-making as an ethical and relational act, not just procedural.
Arab Golden Age
Kitab al-Kharaj
Abu Yusuf · 798
Governance of resources, taxation, and state administration — an early model of resource allocation and efficiency as a proxy for productivity.
Arab Golden Age
Ihya Ulum al-Din
Al-Ghazali · 1105
Deep exploration of intention, ethics, and human behaviour — connects decision quality to human judgement, ethics, and internal state.
Arab Golden Age
Nasihat al-Muluk (Mirror for Princes)
Al-Ghazali · 1109
Advisory literature guiding rulers on leadership and consultation — closest historical equivalent to advice-based decision-making models (shūrā — شُورَى).
Arab Golden Age
Al-Fihrist
Ibn al-Nadim · 987
Catalogue of knowledge systems and scholarly networks — evidence of distributed knowledge and collective intelligence systems.
Arab Golden Age
Kitab al-Hiyal (Book of Ingenious Devices)
Banu Musa brothers · 850
Documents collaborative engineering and innovation — demonstrates team-based problem solving and design practices.
Arab Golden Age
The Canon of Medicine
Ibn Sina · 1025
Systematic integration of complex knowledge into structured frameworks — illustrates structured decision-making under uncertainty and complexity.