期刊名称：International Journal of Educational Excellence
电子版ISSN：2373-5929
出版年度：2019
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：29-45
DOI：10.18562/IJEE.047
出版社：Universidad Metropolitana
摘要：Decision-making is an invaluable function of any management. Its role in determining the policies of organization and formulating the organizational goals to be achieved cannot be over-emphasised. Understanding how one’s decision-making style affects organisation will therefore assist individual to craft the serious leadership calls that define a successful leader. On this premise, this study investigated academic-administrators’ decision-making styles and institutional goal attainment in public universities, Lagos State, Nigeria. Four null hypotheses, tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. The descriptive survey design was used. A total number of 52 academic-administrators, selected through convenience sampling technique from the two purposively selected public universities in Lagos State constituted the sample size. Data were collected with the aid of a self-designed, validated, and reliable (r=.89) questionnaire. Methods of data analysis used were Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Pearson Chi Square. Results showed that institutional goal attainment was significantly correlated with academicadministrators’ directive (r=0.404; df= 50; p<0.05) and conceptual decision-making styles (r=0.113; df= 50; p<0.05) respectively. Also, analytic decision-making style and institutional goal attainment were significantly and strongly associated [χ2 (16, N= 52) = 72.40, p 0.05]. It was recommended among others that academic-administrators be more analytical and assertive while making decisions. They should always examine much information before taking action by relying on direct observation, data, and facts to support their decisions.
