DECISION MAKING STYLES AMONG IT PROFESSIONALS

Abstract

We all make decisions of varying importance every day, so the idea that decision making can be a rather sophisticated art may at first seem strange. However, studies have shown that most people are much poorer at decision making than they think. An attempt is made in the present investigation on Decision Making Styles among IT Professionals. 120 IT Professionals working in software companies in and around Hyderabad city constituted to the sample of study. The material used for this study is Decision Making Style questionnaire adapted by Myers-Briggs (1983) consists of 16 statements, it is hypothesized that there would be significant difference among IT Professionals in their Decision Making Styles. The results were analyzed and discussed by using appropriated statistical techniques such as Mean, SD and ANOVA. The results indicate that significant differences are found among IT Professionals in their Decision Making Styles. Based on the results obtained the implications of the findings are discussed.