Understanding the role of locus of control in consultative decision-making: a case study

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

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.

Object Details

• ISSN: 0025-1747
• Extent: Seite(n): 397-412
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Management Decision, 43(3)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Management ; locus of control ; Managementansatz ; Organisationsentwicklung ; Fragebogen ; Verhalten ; Entscheidung ; Manager ; Organisationshandeln ; Befragung ; Entscheidungsprozess ; Fallstudie ; Entscheidungsfindung ; Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Selart, Marcus
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Vereinigtes Königreich
• (when): 2005

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510589779
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-398760
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST