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Framework Overload: Managing Mental Models Effectively

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  1. 28 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Removed five unverifiable, apparently fabricated studies (attributed to Potocnik/Edinburgh, Graber/SUNY, Finkelstein/Dartmouth, a 2022 McKinsey survey of 750 tech companies, and a 1984 GM/McKinsey study) that carried specific institutions, sample sizes and statistics with no locatable citation. Replaced each with general, source-free statements of the same qualitative point.

    Before

    The article cited a 2018 Potocnik study (14 firms), a 2015 Graber study (583 diagnostic errors), a 2020 Finkelstein study (45 companies, 62% vs 38%), a 2022 McKinsey survey (750 technology companies, 67%), and a 1984 GM/McKinsey study (35% of managers' time), each with precise figures but no verifiable source.

    After

    Removed the fabricated attributions and invented statistics; retained the qualitative claim (beyond a moderate framework repertoire, added frameworks stop improving and can degrade decision quality) as general, unattributed statements. Retained the genuinely documented history (Mintzberg's Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, 1960s-70s corporate planning systems, GM/Sloan/Toyota).

    Why: These studies could not be located in any database or the cited journals and carry the signature of fabricated AI-generated citations (specific institution + sample + result, no retrievable source). Editorial policy is to remove invented sources rather than substitute new ones.

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  1. Correction 28 July 2026

    Emir Baycan: Removed five unverifiable, apparently fabricated studies (attributed to Potocnik/Edinburgh, Graber/SUNY, Finkelstein/Dartmouth, a 2022 McKinsey survey of 750 tech companies, and a 1984 GM/McKinsey study) that carried specific institutions, sample sizes and statistics with no locatable citation. Replaced each with general, source-free statements of the same qualitative point.

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