<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article we investigated the predominance of six unique dimensions of decisionmaking. We defined those dimensions as rationality, acuity, autonomy, openness, control, and emotion-neutrality. Our data is based on an online survey conducted on a global scale. From this survey, we received a total of 356 responses, of which 204 (57.3%) are females, and 152 (42.70%) are males. Of the respondents, 139 (39.04%) work in the education sector as teachers, academicians, lab instructors, course assistants and the remainder in other occupations. Our results suggest that emotion-neutrality is positively associated with all the dimensions of decision-making except acuity. We found that emotion-neutrality plays a significant role in the decision-making processes. However, female respondents perceive themselves to be less emotion-neutral, a finding that is amplified in the education sector. Thus, female teachers are more likely to make emotional decisions.</p></abstract>

In this article we investigated the predominance of six unique dimensions of decisionmaking. We defined those dimensions as rationality, acuity, autonomy, openness, control, and emotion-neutrality. Our data is based on an online survey conducted on a global scale. From this survey, we received a total of 356 responses, of which 204 (57.3%) are females, and 152 (42.70%) are males. Of the respondents, 139 (39.04%) work in the education sector as teachers, academicians, lab instructors, course assistants and the remainder in other occupations. Our results suggest that emotion-neutrality is positively associated with all the dimensions of decision-making except acuity. We found that emotion-neutrality plays a significant role in the decision-making processes. However, female respondents perceive themselves to be less emotion-neutral, a finding that is amplified in the education sector. Thus, female teachers are more likely to make emotional decisions.

The Role of Gender and Education on Decision-Making

Studies in Business and Economics

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In this article we investigated the predominance of six unique dimensions of decisionmaking. We defined those dimensions as rationality, acuity, autonomy,...

The Role of Gender and Education on Decision-Making

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 117 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0048

Keywords
Diversity, Gender, Decision Making, Emotion Neutrality, Quantitative Methods and Statistics

© 2019 Mostert Jacques et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Gender and Education on Decision-Making

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 117 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0048

KeywordsDiversity, Gender, Decision Making, Emotion Neutrality, Quantitative Methods and Statistics

© 2019 Mostert Jacques et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Diversity, Gender, Decision Making, Emotion Neutrality, Quantitative Methods and Statistics