Abstract:
Purpose- This research study is performed with an aim to determine the scope of decision
making style in IT firms operating in Karachi. It focuses on exploring different
components of decision making style. It also investigates the concept of creative
disposition and determines the correlation of different components of decision making
style to creative disposition of employees in IT firms. It identifies necessary changes in
decision making style to increase its impact on creative disposition in IT firms of Karachi.
Research Methodology'- In this research study explanatory approach has been followed
to determine the impact of logic, facts and personal experiences in decision making style
on creative disposition in IT firms. It is followed by primary research method.
Quantitative approach has been used to perform the analysis. Targeted population of
current study comprises of employees working in major IT firms operating in the city of
Karachi. The sampling technique is non-probability convenience sampling. In this
research study a sample size of 384 has been selected. Survey technique has been adopted
for data collection process. Questionnaire has been used as data collection instrument for
the purpose of data collection from the targeted population. Multivariate regression
technique has been used as the statistical technique for this study.
Findings of the Research- The results of the study revealed that there is a significant role
of logic based decision making style, facts based decision making style and personal
experience based decision making style to determine the creative disposition among
employees in IT firms of Karachi. Logic based decision making style, facts based
decision making style and personal experience based decision making style determine
positive creative disposition and has found to be having a significant impact on it.
Practical Implications- This study successfully explained importance of decision
making style in developing creative disposition in IT industry of Karachi.
