Decision-making Styles Research Articles

Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Decision-Making Styles of Academic Leaders

Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Decision-Making Styles of Academic Leaders

Strategi dan Gaya Pengambilan Keputusan Pemimpin HIMA dalam Penentuan Proker Unggulan Selingkup FISIPOL di Universitas Negeri Surabaya Tahun 2024

This research aims to determine the decision-making styles and strategies used by HIMA 2024 leaders specifically in each study program within the FISIPOL scope. This research uses a qualitative method, namely research carried out by making participants as subjects which gives them the opportunity to answer the instruments given by the researcher. In this case, the researcher wants to obtain a subjective picture of the research participants by distributing a questionnaire. The author analyzed the research results based on the theory of Gelatt, Varenhorst and Carey (in Atwater, 1983) regarding decision making strategy and decision making style by Scott & Bruce (1995). The results of the research show that the majority of HIMA 2024 leaders within FISIPOL used the combination strategy in determining superior programs, namely 92.9% or 13 out of 14 respondents. The combination strategy is choosing an alternative by combining the highest possibility or opportunity with the desired result. Researchers also found that the majority of HIMA 2024 leaders within FISIPOL used a rational style in determining superior programs, namely 92.9% or 13 out of 14 respondents. The rational style is decision making using logic and mature details and is good at searching for information before making a decision.

Decision-making styles, magical thinking, and intolerance of uncertainty in opioid use disorder.

The global opioid use problem presents a complex public health challenge characterized by increasing overdoses, addiction rates, and fatalities. Personal factors such as cognitive traits, distress tolerance, and decision-making styles play a crucial role in influencing opioid use trajectories. This study aimed to investigate decision-making styles, magical ideation, and intolerance of uncertainty among current and past opioid users and healthy controls to contribute to the literature on opioid use disorder. Three groups were involved: current opioid users (n = 94), past opioid users (n = 93), and healthy controls (n = 100). Participants completed self-report scales assessing magical ideation, intolerance of uncertainty, and decision-making styles. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression. Current opioid users exhibited lower vigilance decision-making styles and higher magical ideation scores than past users and controls. Decisional self-esteem correlated positively with vigilant decision-making in current and past opioid users. Magical ideation scores correlated positively with maladaptive decision-making styles across all groups. Intolerance of uncertainty did not differ significantly between groups. This study emphasizes that decision-making styles and magical thinking might have significant roles in opioid use disorder. These results contribute valuable insights to tailor interventions and support systems for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.

Smallholder farmers’ decision-making style in the process of adopting beef cattle feed innovation in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta

Abstract Decision-making style describes anecdotally the way each individual makes decisions. The aim of this research was to analyse the decision-making style of farmers in the process of adopting innovative feed for beef cattle fattening. This research is a case study of a group of beef cattle farmers in Kapanewon Bantul, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta. The method for determining groups uses a purposive sampling method. Respondents in this study were all members of groups determined using the census method. Data collection was carried out by direct interviews with respondent farmers using prepared instruments. The data collected was analysed descriptively. Farmers’ decision-making styles based on rational (81.2%), intuitive (72.3%), and dependent (63.4%) dimensions are in the high category, while avoidant (54.4%) and spontaneous (64.4%) decision making styles are in the medium category. The conclusion in this research is that smallholder farmers are very careful in making decisions. Strong priorities emerge for the rational decision-making style. Fattening cattle farmers have considered the risks and benefits of the profits obtained when having to make decisions about using feed innovation because it is seen as a determinant in the livestock business.

Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Terhadap Efektivitas Pengambilan Keputusan

This research aims to investigate the influence of leadership style on the effectiveness of decision making in an organizational context. The focus of this research is to analyze the relationship between various leadership styles, such as authoritarian, democratic, transformational, and transactional, with effective decision making results. The results of the data analysis will be used to understand the extent to which certain leadership styles contribute to the quality of the decisions produced. Various decision-making processes, styles and techniques are explored as potential moderator variables in seeing the influence of effective decision-making on organizational progress. It is hoped that the practical implications of this research finding will provide insight for leaders and business practitioners in developing leadership strategies that support effective decision making. By understanding the impact of leadership style on decision making, this research seeks to contribute to the leadership and management literature, while also providing practical guidance for leaders who desire to increase decision effectiveness within their organizations.

Intuition and rational thinking on decision making among college students

The aim of this quest was to understand the relationship between Intuition and Rational thinking on Decision making and gender difference among college Students. The current study sought to investigate young adults in the age range of (18-25 years) Intuition and rational thinking on decision making. Correlation research design with Quantitative study was used in this study. In young adults’ population only college students (18-25 years) from Bangalore and Coimbatore, a total of 304 (151 males and 151 females) were the sample for the research. Simple random sampling Technique was used in the present study. The findings showed that there is and association between Intuition and Decision-making. It includes a connection between rational thinking and decision-making. T-test were used for gender. There is a gender difference in rational thinking but no gender difference in Intuition and decision Making. In view of these findings the study recommended educating them in early stages about skill development. Individuals to reflect on their decision-making styles, preferences, strengths, and weaknesses.

Multidisciplinary Team Practitioners Working in High Performance Sport: Skilled Intuitive ‘Doers’ or Novel Problem-Solving Innovators

Practitioners operating in performance sports are required to problem solve, enabling them to offer tailored performance solutions while making expert decisions with high precision. Problem-solving and decision-making are intertwined and tangled in practice. However, the reality is that practitioners require two independent skill sets. This study aims to investigate performance practitioner’s approaches to problem-solving and decision-making, analysing the meta-cognitive skills required by multidisciplinary team (MDT) practitioners to be effective in their daily practice. Using a 71-statement Likert scale survey, 115 performance- and medical-related MDT practitioners were surveyed to gain insight into their strengths and perceptions of how they think about problem-solving and decision-making in their work. We tabulated descriptive data and created heat maps to visualise correlations between responses. Findings suggest that practitioners rely on a mixed bag of approaches, cognitively toggling between problem types, approaches, and decision styles. In this study, practitioners preferred skilled procedural doing and intuitive expertise to overcome simple problems over rationalistic, logical innovation to address complex problems. Findings suggest the need for MDT practitioners to differentiate between problem types, problem-solving approaches, and decision-making styles while deepening our comprehension of practitioners’ expertise. It offers insight into the cognition that forms the foundation of their approaches, providing a valuable perspective.

The influence of two decision-making styles on stress perception in military nursing students during clinical practice

The primary objective of this study was to investigate how the tendency to make emotionally urgent decisions influences the perception of stressful situations in military nursing students during their clinical practice. A correlational cross-sectional design was employed, and data were collected from 79 cadets who were enrolled in a nursing program at the only Argentine military institution offering this degree. Two instruments were utilized: the Kezkak Inventory of Clinical Practice Stressors and the Inventory of Bases for Urgent Decision-Making in Extreme Circumstances. Simple linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between decision-making styles and specific stressful situations. The results indicated that the inclination to make emotionally urgent decisions was a significant predictor of overall stress perceptions and of specific situations in clinical practice, such as patient suffering, the inability to control the nurse-patient relationship, and the helplessness and uncertainty of not knowing how to proceed. This study highlighted the importance of developing emotional management skills in nursing students, particularly in military contexts, to assist them in making balanced and effective decisions in challenging clinical situations.

The ethics of research informed consent from the Kyrgyz perspective: A qualitative study.

To ensure informed consent is tailored to ethnic Asian communities, it is necessary to establish an ethical foundation that is relevant to the specific populations. We hypothesized that certain communitarian factors unique to traditional Kyrgyz culture may influence an individual's decision to participate in research. Guided by Seedhouse's (2005) Rational Field Theory, we conducted qualitative, in-depth interviews with cultural experts in Kyrgyzstan to identify the ethical foundations of decision-making for informed consent in Kyrgyz culture. The results indicate that Kyrgyz people have a distinctive decision-making style influenced by their nomadic culture and history, which values and prioritizes family integrity and reputation. These findings indicate that a multidimensional approach based on socio-cultural sensitivities is necessary to assess the appropriateness of consent procedures. We believe our results may have implications for revising the guidelines of local and regional research ethics committees in Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries.

Perspective of Gen-Z Leadership Style in Financial Reporting and Corporate Decision Making

Perspective of Gen-Z Leadership Style in Financial Reporting and Corporate Decision Making

The roles of phishing knowledge, cue utilization, and decision styles in phishing email detection

This study investigated the roles of phishing knowledge, cue utilization, and decision styles in contributing to phishing email detection. Participants (N = 145) completed an online email sorting task, and measures of phishing knowledge, email decision styles, cue utilization, and email security awareness. Cue utilization was the only factor that uniquely predicted the capacity to discriminate phishing from genuine emails. Phishing knowledge was associated with greater phishing detection and a bias towards classifying all emails as phishing. A preference for intuitive decision making predicted lower detection of phishing emails, driven by a greater tendency to classify emails as genuine. These findings support the proposition that cue utilization is a distinct cognitive process that enables expert performance. The outcomes indicate that, in addition to increasing phishing knowledge and developing safe behavioral patterns, anti-phishing training needs to provide opportunities for trainees to develop meaningful cue associations.

The Effect of Employee Involvement Participation in Directive Decision Making and its Impact on Employees Creativity: A Case Study of Higher Education in Oman

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how the private higher education sector in Oman is adapting to global trends and industrial partnerships to prepare students for the workforce. Specifically, it aims to explore the relationship between employee involvement in participation, directorial decision-making, and employee innovation in this context, and how these factors contribute to differentiating institutions in a competitive environment. Method: This study employs quantitative analysis to investigate the relationships between employee involvement, directed decision-making, and innovation within Oman's private higher education sector. Through the use of surveys and statistical methods, the study explores how directorial decision-making moderates the link between employee involvement and creativity. Results and Conclusion: The findings suggest that directorial decision-making plays a significant moderating role in the relationship between employee involvement and creativity. All proposed hypotheses were supported, indicating a positive correlation between employee participation in decision-making processes and innovation. These results underscore the importance of directorial strategies that encourage employee involvement as a catalyst for creativity within the sector. Originality/Value: This study contributes uniquely to the body of knowledge on employee creativity in the private higher education industry by highlighting the critical role of leadership decision-making styles in fostering an innovative work environment. It provides empirical evidence supporting the need for policy reforms that encourage participative decision-making processes, thereby enhancing the sector's competitiveness and its ability to meet the demands of the global workforce. Through its insights, the study offers a foundation for further research and policy development aimed at nurturing innovation in higher education.

The Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) on Craving and Decision-Making Styles in Substance Users

The Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Electrical Stimulation (tDCS) on Craving and Decision-Making Styles in Substance Users

Developing a Typology of Heritage Site Visitors: A Consumer Styles Inventory Approach

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the behaviour of heritage site visitors using a consumer decision-making styles framework and to identify different groups of visitors based on their behavioural patterns and criteria when selecting a heritage site. To investigate the behaviour of heritage site visitors and identify different groups, an empirical research was conducted. Data were collected from 332 respondents and analysed using descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and k-means cluster analysis. The current study found that seven out of eight consumer decision-making styles related to visiting heritage sites were identified. In addition, k-means cluster analysis revealed that respondents could be classified into three clusters based on their consumer decision-making styles. These findings have important implications for the marketing strategies of heritage sites. At the end of the paper, implications are discussed and recommendations for future research are suggested.

Manager's Decision-Making Styles: A Case Study On Family Enterprises

The personality traits of the managers, their perception styles, management approaches and the way they evaluate the events can affect their decision-making styles. However, it is known that managers generally prefer one of the intuitive or rational decision forms in the management process. This study aimed to examine managers' decision-making behaviors within the rationality and heuristics framework. The research is designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research designs, as it aims to examine the decision-making styles of the managers in family businesses and which rational or intuitive decision-making style they prefer. The research sample was determined according to the purposive sampling technique and includes 19 family business managers. Research data were collected from 19 family business managers operating in different fields with the help of a semi-structured interview form. The collected data were analyzed according to qualitative content analysis. According to the research findings, managers use all rational, limited rational or intuitive decision-making types in their decision processes. Participants stated that the conjuncture and their way of evaluating events determine the decision-making process. The research results show that perceiving and evaluating the conditions in the decision-making process affects the decision-making process. This result shows that decisions are made depending on the perception of events and personality traits. This situation is critical because it shows that decisions are made according to factual/rational processes and subjective and perceptual processes

The Influence of Cultural Background on Employment Behavior

Cultural background plays an important role in the organizational environment and has a wide and profound impact on employee behavior. Based on the cultural dimension theory proposed by Hofstede, this article attempts to explain more clearly from a theoretical perspective the predictable effects that different cultural backgrounds may have on cooperation in cross-cultural teams. This article also refers to a research report that investigated the cross-cultural after-sales team of "DM Company". It attempts to use this study as an example to explore the impact of different cultural backgrounds on sales work in cross-cultural teams, and to explore the impact of other cultural backgrounds on work. This paper aims to explore the impact of cultural background on employee behavior, including communication style, decision-making style, work attitude and so on. By analyzing how different cultural backgrounds shape employee behavior, it can help organizations better manage diverse employee groups and improve work efficiency and employee satisfaction.

Do Decision-Making Styles Predict Vagal Control? The Role of Resting Heart Rate Variability.

Decision-making styles are a habit-based propensity that drive behavior and affect daily life. Rational and intuitive decision-making styles have been associated with good mental health. However, the underlying mechanisms are not clear. In the last decade, high basal levels of heart rate variability (HRV) have been proposed as an index of health and emotional control, and this could be one of the variables involved in the effects of decision making on health. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the capability of decision-making styles to predict resting HRV. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 199 (119 women) young university students, and a resting ECG was recorded to extract frequency domain HRV variables. Subsequently, participants completed sociodemographic data and the General Decision-Making Style questionnaire (GDMS). Results showed that the intuitive style predicted high-frequency HRV, while the avoidant style predicted less low-frequency HRV. This study presents new data on the relationship between decision-making style and HRV, suggesting that the intuitive style has a cardioprotective effect, while the avoidant style is related to lower HRV, which has been associated with health vulnerability. In conclusion, this study contributes to the understanding of HRV and its potential as a biomarker for cognitive styles that may improve health.

Differences in Cold and Hot Decision-Making between Gambling and Other Addictions.

Behavioral and biological addictions can impair decision-making processes, mainly by means of a dysfunction in brain regions associated with reward and frontal areas that may lead to disadvantageous choices. Understanding these differences helps establish appropriate terminology and enhances our ability to recognize, prevent, and treat these disorders effectively. Thus, while behavioral and biological addictions share some common elements, their underlying mechanisms and impact on decision-making vary significantly. Moreover, decision-making can be measured through questionnaires (stable or "cold" measures) or dynamic tasks (hot decisions) such as the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), which can reflect different dimensions of this process. The aim of this study was to compare decision-making from different perspectives-stable and dynamic measures-in patients with gambling addiction (GA) (n = 42) and patients with biological addictions (BA) (n = 43). Decision-making was assessed using GDMS (Decisional Styles) and the LCT (Loss Aversion), as cold decision-making measures, as well as a hot or situational task called the IGT (Iowa Gambling Task). The results revealed that GA patients exhibited lower rational style scores compared to BA patients. Additionally, GA patients showed greater loss aversion according to the LCT questionnaire. On the other hand, when analyzing the IGT results, no differences were observed between groups in the overall IG index, learning curves, or the loss aversion parameter. However, GA patients showed higher sensitivity to feedback and less consistency in their decisions. These findings highlight the differences between different types of addictions and highlight the importance of considering the type of measure used to evaluate decision-making.

On the relationship between childhood socioeconomic status and eating preference: influence from attentional bias and decision-making style

On the relationship between childhood socioeconomic status and eating preference: influence from attentional bias and decision-making style

Social Axioms and Problem-Solving Styles in an Institutional Environment

What are social axioms and problem-solving styles, and how do they fit in the professional environment of higher education? The research seeks an answer to the question in a sample of 34 university lecturers using a shortened and an easier-to-use version of SAS test and Kirton KAI Inventory for the styles. Verification in the environment of SPSS 23 shows a uniform distribution and high values of Cronbach’s reliability coefficient. The axioms Effort-Reward and Social Complexity are leading for the respondents. Efficiency and Conformity are the leading decision-making styles. The values of the subscales Originality, Effort- Reward and Social Complexity are below 0.7. No correlation has been found between the professional experience of the researched subjects and the studied social axioms and problem-solving styles. A partial one has the university position in one of the styles and two structural components of the social axioms. Only in one case ANOVA confirms the hypothesis of a correlation between the social axioms’ subscales and problem-solving styles (Destiny Control-Conformity). Social axioms and preferred problem-solving styles appear to show some flexibility. Their leading components satisfactorily fit into the conditions of the professional activity of the studied lecturers.