Estudio de la toma de decisiones en las pequeñas y medianas empresas del sector químico en la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis aims to study the different types of decision making styles presented in the small and medium businesses in the chemical manufacturing sector in the city of Quito. The present study has a descriptive scope and is based on the model of General Decision Making Style (GDMS) proposed by Scott & Bruce (1995), which classifies five decision making styles, and the four models of grouped styles proposed by Spicer & Sadler (2005). The work aims to evaluate the measure in which the managers of this sector conduct themselves in conformance with every one of the styles which are: 1) rational, 2) dependent, 3) intuitive, 4) avoidant, and 5) spontaneous. This work takes as a base for the data recollection the questionnaire proposed in the GDMS by Scott & Bruce (1995). The results obtained contribute to the exploration of the small and medium businesses whose study and analysis have not been too explored (Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros, 2017). It has been demonstrated that the predominant style in this sector is the rational style; the dependent and intuitive styles are secondary while the styles avoidant and spontaneous do not influence in the decision - making style.