Decision-making scale for managers

Organizational research has shown that effective managerial performance is related to decision making. It has been stated that this ability is implicated in organizational success or failure. However, a scale to assess organizational decision making, focused on managerial abilities, is not available...

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Autores: Vega-Valero, Cynthia Zaira, Reza-Morales , Diana Elisabeth, García-Arreola , Oscar, Hernández-Toledano, Rosa Alejandra, Ruiz-Méndez , David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Digital Internacional de Psicología y Ciencia Social
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.172.17.0.1:article/312
Acceso en línea:https://cuved.unam.mx/revistas/index.php/rdpcs/article/view/312
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:decision making
managers
open factor analysis
closed factor analysis
Toma de decisiones
Directivos
Análisis factorial abierto
Análisis factorial cerrado
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Sumario:Organizational research has shown that effective managerial performance is related to decision making. It has been stated that this ability is implicated in organizational success or failure. However, a scale to assess organizational decision making, focused on managerial abilities, is not available yet. The aim of this study was to present the Managerial Decision-Making Scale (MDMS), as well as to show evidence of its reliability and statistical validity. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 235 Mexican managers. Internal consistency analysis, and open and closed factor analyses were performed. Results showed acceptable reliability values (α= .884), and adequate factor exploration conditions X2=1684.057 (105), p<0.001. Based on the OFA, a three-factor structure was obtained: “Identification and analysis of alternatives (α=.912), “Organizational objectives identification” (α = .800) and “Hasty decisions” (α =.608). This structure reached adequate CFA indices (GFI=.894, RMSEA= .078, CFI= .924). Conclusions emphasize the adequate psychometric properties of the scale to produce organizational decision-making measurements in managers.