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Title A GENDER BASED COMPARISON OF DECISION MAKING STYLES OF HEADS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

Author(s) Shamim Akhter

Abstract The main objective of this study was to assess prevailing decision-making styles of male heads at the secondary school level, to explore prevailing decision making styles of female heads at the secondary school level and to compare gender-based differences regarding decision-making styles of heads at the secondary school level. The theoretical framework of this study was based on Scott and Bruce's (1995) theory that is based on five dimensions: rational, intuitive, avoidant, dependent and spontaneous. Decision-making styles of heads were assessed using the decision-making styles scale, consisting of five factors and based on 27 items. In this study, descriptive design and a quantitative approach were used. The population of this study consisted of 392 public secondary schools of the Rawalpindi district. There were 201 boys' secondary schools and 191 girls' secondary schools. The sample of this study was 200 secondary school heads in the five tehsils of district, Rawalpindi. One hundred heads from boys' secondary school and 100 heads from girls' secondary school. A random sampling technique was used. The researcher used an adapted decision-making style scale initially developed by Robert Baioccouse (2009). Reliability was checked through Cronbach Alpha, the reliability of the tool was.816. Statistical technique such as means and t-test were used to analyze the data. Findings showed the prevailing decision-making style of the males and females were rational decision making style. There was no gender difference in the decision-making style of secondary school heads. It is recommended to train the head teacher to adopt the decision-making style related to the situation to make an effective decision.

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Description In Pakistani management, there is gender inequality. In the area of decision making gender discrimination is very high (Shauka et al., 2014).Female heads of organizations are more active and better organized than men. In Pakistan gender differences persist because of social and culture factors. It is important to understand the decision making styles of school heads and how the gender of heads affect decision making. Therefore the researcher makes this study to explore the prevailing decision-making styles of male and female heads and compare the genderbased difference-regarding decision-making styles of heads at the secondary school level.