Editorial: The practice of making decisions: from decision models to managing action

This editorial introduces The Practice of Making Decisions, the newly revamped practice-facing section of Management Decision. The section responds to the growing distance between management scholarship and managerial practice by foregrounding decision-making as it unfolds in real organizational settings characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, urgency, and imperfect information. Moving beyond static decision models, the section emphasizes managerial action, intervention, judgment, and the situated processes through which decisions are framed, negotiated, justified, and implemented over time. The editorial outlines the intellectual foundations, objectives, scope, and evaluative principles of the section, highlighting its commitment to rigorous yet accessible scholarship capable of engaging both academic and practitioner audiences. Contributions may include practitioner interviews, intervention-oriented works, translational scholarship, decision dilemmas, and reflective analyses that illuminate the complexities of organizational life. Ultimately, the section aims to strengthen the bridge between research and practice by fostering scholarship that is analytically credible, practically meaningful, and responsive to the realities of managerial decision-making.