THE ROLE OF GENDER AND EDUCATION ON DECISION-MAKING

Jacques Mostert and Osman Gulseven
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Jacques Mostert: South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP), South Africa

Studies in Business and Economics, 2019, vol. 14, issue 3, 117-130

Abstract: In this article we investigated the predominance of six unique dimensions of decision-making. We defined those dimensions as rationality, acuity, autonomy, openness, control, and emotion-neutrality. Our data is based on an online survey conducted on a global scale. From this survey, we received a total of 356 responses, of which 204 (57.3%) are females, and 152 (42.70%) are males. Of the respondents, 139 (39.04%) work in the education sector as teachers, academicians, lab instructors, course assistants and the remainder in other occupations. Our results suggest that emotion-neutrality is positively associated with all the dimensions of decision-making except acuity. We found that emotion-neutrality plays a significant role in the decision-making processes. However, female respondents perceive themselves to be less emotion-neutral, a finding that is amplified in the education sector. Thus, female teachers are more likely to make emotional decisions.

Keywords: Diversity; Gender; Decision Making; Emotion Neutrality; Quantitative Methods and Statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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