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Managers' Propensity for Participative Decision-Making with the Components of Theory of Planned Behavior: Evidence from Bangladesh  

ISLAM, Md Enamul (Post Graduated Center, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology)
AZAD, Abul Kalam (Post Graduated Center, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.6, 2021 , pp. 1141-1149 More about this Journal
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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.
Keywords
Participative Decision-Making; Theory of Planned Behavior; Bangladesh; Industrial Relation;
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