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Abstract
Decision-making is one of the most important elements in the administration of any organization. In higher education, college is an institution, in which the principal is a prime person who makes decision. This article investigates the perception of college principal towards his decision Making style. Numerous studies in the area of Management and Leadership indicate that one’s decision making style (DMS) is reflective of one’s leadership style. Using the Decision Making Styles Inventory (DMSI) developed by Rowe and Boulgarides (1992), this paper attempts to explore and report the managerial DMS among 130 college principals in Kanyakumari District. The scores derived from Decision making inventory were categorized into four decision styles namely: Directive, Behavioral, Analytical and Conceptual. Results revealed that a majority of principals adopted a very dominant or dominant intensity level for Behavioral Decision Making Style.
Highlights
The external changes which take place in the real world have somehow affected the academic landscape of institutions of higher education all around the globe (Wolverton et al, 2001)
A survey using the questionnaire of managerial Decision Making Styles Inventory was used to measure and identify Principals’ managerial decision styles. 130 sets of questionnaires were sent to all 130 College principals in Kanyakumari District using Drop-off and Mail-survey method
The findings revealed that 38.5% (n=50) and 28.5% (n=37) of the Principals are more likely to employ Directive and Conceptual decision styles as their back-up
Summary
The external changes which take place in the real world have somehow affected the academic landscape of institutions of higher education all around the globe (Wolverton et al, 2001). This situation has brought a great impact on the roles and responsibilities of managers cum leaders at all levels in Institutions of Higher Education including principals. Scholl and Kowalski (1999) agree that decision making serves as the fundamental function in any organizations This is because the quality of decisions made would influence the effectiveness of the managers and this affects the success of the whole organization. Rue and Byars (2000) state that a manager must first be a good decision maker before he or she could be a good planner, organizer, staffer, leader, and controller (regardless of any organization)
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