Can Intuitive And Analytical decision Styles Explain Managers' evaluation Of Information technology?

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to clarify how IT managers' decision styles affect their evaluation of information technology. Design/methodology/approach - Four different decision styles were assessed in a leadership test directed towards IT managers. Each style included two dimensions: confidence judgment ability and decision heuristic usage. Participants belonging to each style were interviewed and their answers analysed with regard to their reasoning about central areas of IT management. Findings - Results suggest that a decision style combining intuitive and analytical capabilities lead to better evaluations of information technology. Originality/vale - The results of the present study are valuable for the understanding of how decision styles impact on IT management in everyday life.