Study of decision-making styles of managers according to their locus of control and learning styles.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to specify how the decision-making styles of managers change according to their learning styles and control approach. Three scales were used in this research: "Decision-Making Styles Scale (DMSS)", "Locus of Control Scale (LOCS)", and "Learning Styles İnventory (LSI)". This study involved managers, assistant principals and deputy managers of state secondary schools of the Ministry of National Education, Izmir. The result of the investigation revealed that managers preferred the decision-making styles in their majority, their focal point was the internal audit and the abstract adaptation that conceptualized the learning styles. It was observed that their decision-making styles differed proportionally in comparison with the learning styles and control approach.