The Effects of Situation Attributes on Decision Method Choice in the Vroom-Jago Model of Participation in Decision Making

A new normative model of participation in decision making (Vroom & Jago, 1988) makes prescriptions for the amount of participation a manager should allow a group of subordinates in a given situation. This article examines the importance of the 12 situational attributes specified by the model in moving actual decision makers from an autocratic to either a consultative or a group decision method. It was found that 8 of the 12 attributes were of significant importance to decision makers in choosing a decision method. Further, all five attributes added to the older Vroom-Yetton model had a significant effect on the choices of decision makers