Ranking Managerial Consciousness Based on Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) : A Case Approach

Consciousness affects managerial decision making in the real world. In today's dynamic and complex world, managers have to evaluate multiple criteria and various constraints associated with them. An attempt is made in this paper to rank managers into various consciousness levels based on the decisions they have taken. This paper has been developed based on the views from a diverse group involving entrepreneurs, executives, management students and faculty. The research methodology involves first identification of the attributes in consultation with the diverse groups. Secondly based on Analytical Hierarchy process (AHP) developing weights for these attributes and also the ranking of managers based on these attributes. The managerial decisions considered were based on the real cases which we have come across while counseling Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at Dayalbagh, Agra, India. Analysis of the results was done to identify the weights associated with various attributes and the ranking of managers. Using AHP we have identified ethical consciousness as an important attribute and accordingly the fractals honesty, equal opportunity and Differentiation between Right and Wrong were ranked higher than the rest. We used Consistency Ratio (CR) to validate the results