Research Article

The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers' Decision-Making Styles

Volume: 12 Number: 1 April 23, 2025
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The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers' Decision-Making Styles

Abstract

The acronym VUCA, which summarizes turbulent times, represents a volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity business world. Although it contains many opportunities, many researchers consider VUCA a significant threat to decision-making processes for managers. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the decision-making styles of managers and the VUCA environment created by the global health crisis. In this context, a survey was conducted on 90 mid-level managers with decision-making authority in a state hospital with a capacity of 700 beds operating in Eskişehir/Türkiye. The study has a cross-sectional research design. Statistical analyses revealed that managers most preferred "rational decision-making" and least preferred "avoidant decision-making" styles. The correlation analysis showed a significant and positive relationship between complexity in VUCA environments and rational decision-making. Furthermore, it was observed that complexity significantly differs based on the duration of working as a manager

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Supporting Institution

This study has not received support from any organization such as government, commercial or non-profit organizations.

Ethical Statement

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants conform to the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its subsequent amendments or comparable ethical standards. This research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Afyon Kocatepe University, Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee with decision number 2021/206 and date: 24.05.2021.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Organisational Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 23, 2025

Submission Date

September 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 12 Number: 1

APA
Tuna, Ö. (2025). The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi, 12(1), 70-85. https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1552841
AMA
1.Tuna Ö. The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2025;12(1):70-85. doi:10.18394/iid.1552841
Chicago
Tuna, Özlem. 2025. “The Relationship Between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles”. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi 12 (1): 70-85. https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1552841.
EndNote
Tuna Ö (April 1, 2025) The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles. İş ve İnsan Dergisi 12 1 70–85.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Tuna, “The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles”, İş ve İnsan Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 70–85, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.18394/iid.1552841.
ISNAD
Tuna, Özlem. “The Relationship Between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles”. İş ve İnsan Dergisi 12/1 (April 1, 2025): 70-85. https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1552841.
JAMA
1.Tuna Ö. The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2025;12:70–85.
MLA
Tuna, Özlem. “The Relationship Between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles”. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 70-85, doi:10.18394/iid.1552841.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Tuna. The Relationship between the VUCA Environment and Managers’ Decision-Making Styles. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;12(1):70-85. doi:10.18394/iid.1552841

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