Meanings
- uncountableInsufficient attention.
Underattention may derive from a lack of urgency on the leader's part, a sense that it is not crucial that the group come to grips with the feelings involved.
1967, Richard Dewey Mann, Graham S. Gibbard, John Jacob Hartman, Interpersonal Styles and Group Development2 more examples
Respondents do not pay enough attention to the ranges given, the differences between one end and the other of each dimension. Keeney (1992, p. 147) calls underattention to range “the most common critical mistake.”
2006, Jonathan Baron, Thinking and Deciding, →ISBN, page 334The solution to the problem of underattention is obvious: corporations need to develop and report to the board metrics that accurately report on their ability to perform and on the condition of their talent.
2010, Edward E. Lawler, III, Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage, →ISBN
Origin
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