期刊名称：Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
印刷版ISSN：2288-4637
电子版ISSN：2288-4645
出版年度：2021
卷号：8
期号：6
页码：1141-1150
DOI：10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no6.1141
语种：English
出版社：Korean Distribution Science Association
摘要：The study aims to explore whether Ajzen's theory of planned behavior is determinant of managers' propensity for participative decision-making in Bangladeshi textile industries. Surveys measuring the theory of planned behavior assumptions and propensity for participative decision-making were administered to 384 full-time managers and supervisors from different textile industries across Bangladesh. A measurement and structural equation model were employed to explain the cause-and-effect relationship between the variables. Results generally support Ajzen's prediction that managers' psychological and psychosomatic predisposition is linked to participative decision-making. Findings suggest that managers' attitude toward participative decision-making, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control significantly impact their avoidance or acceptance of participative decision-making in prevailing organizational settings. The findings also present a convincing argument for managers to constantly challenge their assumptions about workers and objectively analyze whether their perceptions affect their decision-making practices. The previous studies concerning managers' propensity for participative decision-making are conducted in western developing and developed nations. This study has taken the initiative to advance previous knowledge into a least developed country. This study expands the landscape of participative decision-making literature, adding further evidence that individual-difference variables, in this case, theory of planned behavior assumptions, greatly influence managers' and supervisors' biases about employee participation.
关键词：Participative Decision-Making;Theory of Planned Behavior;Bangladesh;Industrial Relation
