Abstract
Universities operate under the direction, leadership, and vision of their educational administrators. Throughout planning, implementing, and evaluating daily activities, they are continuously making decisions. Individual differences in thinking styles and information processing styles cause them to make their decisions differently. So assessing the decision making style (DMS) is vital to make administrators aware of their own style, evaluate the practicality of their style in the various tasks and finally adopt precautionary measures when their own style is not suitable to handle the situation. The core objective of this study is to explore the age and gender differences in DMS among departmental heads (Deans/ Principals, Directors, Chairpersons, Coordinators) of universities in Lahore. For this purpose, the Rational Experiential Inventory (REI) was administered to a sample of 440 participants (322 men and 118 women) of ages between 26-70 years. The statistical analyses revealed no significant differences regarding gender in utilizing rational and intuitive DMS. Post hoc (ANOVA) indicated significant mean differences among heads in the preference for rational DMS regarding age. The study also showed no significant differences among heads in preference for intuitive DMS
Sadaf Jabeen, , Mahr Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. (2013) Decision Making Styles of University Leadership , The Dialogue, Volume 8, issue 3.
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