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Decision Fatigue at the Top: A Conceptual Review of Strategic Leadership Challenges

Author(s) Dr. V Lakshmi Vasudev, Dr. Raghu veer R
Country India
Abstract Decision fatigue, the deteriorating quality of decisions resulting from mental exhaustion, has emerged as a critical yet underexplored challenge for strategic leaders. Top executives face continuous high-stakes decisions, often under time pressure and cognitive overload, which can impair judgment, increase reliance on heuristics, and lead to suboptimal organizational outcomes. This conceptual paper reviews literature from strategic management, behavioral decision-making, and leadership studies to examine the antecedents, consequences, and mitigating factors of decision fatigue at senior management levels. The paper proposes a conceptual framework that positions decision fatigue as a mediating factor between cognitive load, leadership behavior, and organizational performance, while highlighting the moderating role of support systems and organizational processes. By reframing decision fatigue as a strategic leadership concern rather than an individual limitation, the study offers theoretical insights and managerial implications for sustaining decision quality, ethical integrity, and organizational effectiveness. Future research directions are outlined to empirically validate the framework and explore sector-specific and longitudinal perspectives.
Keywords Decision Fatigue; Strategic Leadership; Cognitive Load; Executive Decision-Making; Organizational Performance; Leadership Effectiveness
Field Business Administration
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-25
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.67240
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