Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions
Orientation: Values influence decision-making in organisations; however, it is not yet clear how values of openness to change and conservation determine decision quality when managers are faced by competing values. Research purpose: The research examines the relationships between managerial values...
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| description | Orientation: Values influence decision-making in organisations; however, it is not yet clear how values of openness to change and conservation determine decision quality when managers are faced by competing values.
Research purpose: The research examines the relationships between managerial values of openness to change and conservation and cognitive decision quality.
Motivation for research: We argue that values influence cognitive decision-making quality.
Research approach/design and method: The quantitative research design made use of the portrait value questionnaire–based values of openness to change and conservation in relation to a measure of decision-making quality based on two value clashing decision scenarios.
Main findings: The results revealed that the managers’ cognitive decision-making quality was lower for those who valued tradition within the conservation value block, with some indication that self-directed thought related to better cognitive processing of decision alternatives.
Contribution/value-add: The research demonstrates how the operationalised integrative complexity measure may be used as a novel decision-making quality metric. In addition, it introduces new value-sensitive decision-making scenarios. It also demonstrates that decision quality considerations in the value-driven decision-making dialogue are as important as ethical considerations. A values and quality decision-making framework gives managers an approach to higher quality decisions.
Practical/managerial implications: As values are stable rules of behaviour, the results support the development of decision-making quality and values awareness for managers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32913ac2567a44b4bd28d5762832f03a2022-12-22T02:08:18ZengAOSISSA Journal of Human Resource Management1683-75842071-078X2021-04-01190e1e1110.4102/sajhrm.v19i0.1468587Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisionsChristoff Prinsloo0Charlene Lew1Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, JohannesburgGordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, JohannesburgOrientation: Values influence decision-making in organisations; however, it is not yet clear how values of openness to change and conservation determine decision quality when managers are faced by competing values. Research purpose: The research examines the relationships between managerial values of openness to change and conservation and cognitive decision quality. Motivation for research: We argue that values influence cognitive decision-making quality. Research approach/design and method: The quantitative research design made use of the portrait value questionnaire–based values of openness to change and conservation in relation to a measure of decision-making quality based on two value clashing decision scenarios. Main findings: The results revealed that the managers’ cognitive decision-making quality was lower for those who valued tradition within the conservation value block, with some indication that self-directed thought related to better cognitive processing of decision alternatives. Contribution/value-add: The research demonstrates how the operationalised integrative complexity measure may be used as a novel decision-making quality metric. In addition, it introduces new value-sensitive decision-making scenarios. It also demonstrates that decision quality considerations in the value-driven decision-making dialogue are as important as ethical considerations. A values and quality decision-making framework gives managers an approach to higher quality decisions. Practical/managerial implications: As values are stable rules of behaviour, the results support the development of decision-making quality and values awareness for managers.https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/1468decision-making qualitymanagerial valuesopenness to changeconservationvalue clashes |
| spellingShingle | Christoff Prinsloo Charlene Lew Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions SA Journal of Human Resource Management decision-making quality managerial values openness to change conservation value clashes |
| title | Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions |
| title_full | Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions |
| title_fullStr | Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions |
| title_short | Openness to change and conservation in value-laden decisions |
| title_sort | openness to change and conservation in value laden decisions |
| topic | decision-making quality managerial values openness to change conservation value clashes |
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