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@article{ Selart2005, title = {Understanding the role of locus of control in consultative decision-making: a case study}, author = {Selart, Marcus}, journal = {Management Decision}, number = {3}, pages = {397-412}, volume = {43}, year = {2005}, issn = {0025-1747}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510589779}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-398760}, 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 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.}, keywords = {manager; locus of control; decision; Managementansatz; questionnaire; Organisationsentwicklung; locus of control; decision making; Fragebogen; Verhalten; organizational behavior; decision making process; behavior; Entscheidung; survey; Manager; Organisationshandeln; case study; management approach; Befragung; Entscheidungsprozess; organizational development; Fallstudie; Entscheidungsfindung; Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung; worker participation}}