Start Date
4-1987 8:00 AM
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This paper presents the preliminary findings of a research project conducted by the author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at George Washington University. The objective of th~ research was to determine what factors contribute to decision-making behavior of contract managers in the federal arena. While the overall study employs a regression model to identify the factors that contribute most· to the multiple prediction of decision-making behavior, this paper reports early findings from the initial univariate analysis in the form of a profile of the random sample of respondents surveyed.
Thirty four variables were studied, three of which were multidimensional: decision type (structured or unstructured), degree of bureaucratization of the work environment, and the decision processes (satisficing or optimizing) used when contract managers face various types of decisions. Other variables, such as sector of employment; job complexity in terms of position held and size and types of contracts managed~ amount of training, education, and experience possessed; certification status, as well as a number of demographic factors, were included in the study.
A Profile of Decision Making in Federal Contract Management
This paper presents the preliminary findings of a research project conducted by the author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at George Washington University. The objective of th~ research was to determine what factors contribute to decision-making behavior of contract managers in the federal arena. While the overall study employs a regression model to identify the factors that contribute most· to the multiple prediction of decision-making behavior, this paper reports early findings from the initial univariate analysis in the form of a profile of the random sample of respondents surveyed.
Thirty four variables were studied, three of which were multidimensional: decision type (structured or unstructured), degree of bureaucratization of the work environment, and the decision processes (satisficing or optimizing) used when contract managers face various types of decisions. Other variables, such as sector of employment; job complexity in terms of position held and size and types of contracts managed~ amount of training, education, and experience possessed; certification status, as well as a number of demographic factors, were included in the study.
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