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Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility
Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/101841 Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility Toefy, Tracey ichelp@gibs.co.za Markus, Elaine UCTD Strategic Agility Participative Decision Making Culture Commitment Power Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Strategic agility necessitates rapid adaptation to change, which is best achieved through flexible organisational structures that promote, collaboration, decentralized decision making, and employee empowerment. The practical implications of strategic decisions and choices must be understood by managers as the decisions managers make can have significant consequences for the organisations ability to respond to environmental change and disruption. Participative decision making, with its emphasis on collective intelligence, decentralised power and rapid response to changing circumstances, is a key component of a flexible model. This paper explores strategic agility and whether strategic agility is improved when there is a greater propensity for participative decision making. The paper then delves deeper into decision making with focus on Participative Decision Making and the factors that influence participative decision making. A quantitative survey approach was used from respondents, employed within South Africa. The Participative Decision Making scale included four constructs: Organisational effectiveness; Power; Organisational Culture and Management Commitment. The interplay between these constructs and the interplay between Participative Decision Making and Strategic Agility was assessed to draw any relationship between Participative Decision Making and Strategic Agility. Other variables such as gender, age, experience and seniority in the organisation were also assessed to establish whether respondents views varied depending on these variables. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MPhil (Corporate Strategy) Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-05:Gender equality SDG-08:Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-10:Reduces inequalities SDG-17:Partnerships for the goals 2025-04-02T06:58:35Z 2025-04-02T06:58:35Z 2025-05-05 2024-11 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101841 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Strategic Agility Participative Decision Making Culture Commitment Power Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title | Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title_full | Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title_fullStr | Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title_short | Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| title_sort | propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility |
| topic | UCTD Strategic Agility Participative Decision Making Culture Commitment Power |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101841 |