THE PROPENSITY FOR PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING SCALE - A MEASURE OFMANAGERIAL PROPENSITY FOR PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING

Authors
PARNELL JA BELL ED
Citation
Ja. Parnell et Ed. Bell, THE PROPENSITY FOR PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING SCALE - A MEASURE OFMANAGERIAL PROPENSITY FOR PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING, Administration & society, 25(4), 1994, pp. 518-530
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Public Administration
Journal title
Administration & society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00953997
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
518 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-3997(1994)25:4<518:TPFPDS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This article reports an a 10-item scale to measure the propensity for participative decision making (PPDM)-the proclivity of present and pro spective managers for participative decision making. The scale develop ment procedure employed suggests that PPDM is composed of two key dime nsions: organizational effectiveness and managerial perceptions concer ning power.