The etiology of the intuitive method of making management decisions in the light of empirical research

• Autorzy: Jędrzejczyk W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The principal aim of the study is to present the issue of intuition as an important manager skill as well as the research results concerning the problem of the use of intuitive skills while making decisions. This paper presents the most important issues concerning comprehension of intuition and assessment of its usefulness. Moreover, the paper determines the significance of intuition in the decision making processes from the point of view of enterprises. It presents the results of the research analysis which are aimed at diagnosing the conditions of using intuition in problematic situations. The received results were submitted to stratification regarding such categories as sex, education, managerial experience, management level, professional specialization, the size of the enterprise, the type and the range of its business activity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

intuition; manager; decision making process; usefulness of intuition

PL

intuicja; menedżer; proces podejmowania decyzji; zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi

• Wydawca: Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Polish Association for Production Management
• Czasopismo: Management and Production Engineering Review
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 3, No. 1
• Strony: 18--23
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Jędrzejczyk W.

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Department of Management Information Systems, Al. Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland, phone: [phone],

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