MANAGERIAL DECISION STYLES AND CEREBRAL DOMINANCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY [1]

An empirical investigation of several measures of decision styles, each conceptually associated with the notion of duality in human information processing, is reported. This duality is based on the findings that the human cerebral hemispheres seem to lateralize for specific functions. An attempt is...

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Published in:Journal of management studies 1985-03, Vol.22 (2), p.175-192
Main Authors: Taggart, William, Robey, Daniel, Kroeck, K. Galen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral decision theory
Decision making
Electroencephalography
Learning
Management styles
Organizational behavior
Psychology
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Summary:An empirical investigation of several measures of decision styles, each conceptually associated with the notion of duality in human information processing, is reported. This duality is based on the findings that the human cerebral hemispheres seem to lateralize for specific functions. An attempt is made to establish a connection between convenient measures of decision style and brain activity as measured by the electroencephalogram (EEG). Generally, the results indicate some systematic relationship between the EEG groups and scores on various psychological instruments. Of the 19 psychological scales included in the study, 9 entered and were held in the discriminant function. Working with EEG and other physiological measures clearly demonstrates that psychological measurement captures very little actual cerebral processing. Managers should be trained in the use of their entire brain.
ISSN:0022-2380
1467-6486
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1985.tb00071.x