This article reports on a 10-item scale to measure the propensity for participative decision making (PPDM)—the proclivity of present and prospective managers for participative decision making. The scale development procedure employed suggests that PPDM is composed of two key dimensions: organizational effectiveness and managerial perceptions concerning power.
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