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Understanding the role of locus of control in consultative decision-making: a case study
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Abstract Purpose: The study aims at clarifying whether locus of control may act as a bias in organisational decision-making or not. Design/methodology/approach: Altogether 44 managers working at Skanska (a Swedish multinational construction company) participated in the study. They were asked to complete a bo... view more
Purpose: The study aims at clarifying whether locus of control may act as a bias in organisational decision-making or not. Design/methodology/approach: Altogether 44 managers working at Skanska (a Swedish multinational construction company) participated in the study. They were asked to complete a booklet including a locus of control test and a couple of decision tasks. The latter were based on case scenarios reflecting strategic issues relevant for consultative/ participative decision-making. Findings: The results revealed that managers with low external locus of control used group consultative decision-making more frequently than those with high locus of control. There was also a tendency showing that high externals more frequently used participative decision-making than low externals. This was in line with the general trend, indicating that managers on the whole predominantly used participative decision-making. Originality/value: The results of the present study are valuable for HRM practice, especially with regard to the selection of individuals to management teams.... view less
Keywords
manager; decision; questionnaire; locus of control; decision making; organizational behavior; decision making process; behavior; survey; case study; management approach; organizational development; worker participation
Classification
Management Science
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 397-412
Journal
Management Decision, 43 (2005) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510589779
ISSN
0025-1747
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed