The Impact of Management by Walking Practice on the Effectiveness of Decision-Making Process: An Empirical Study on the Jordanian Public Universities

S. Al- Hawamdeh, Nidal; M. Al-Edi, Amal

	The Impact of Management by Walking Practice on the Effectiveness of Decision-Making Process: An Empirical Study on the Jordanian Public Universities
Managerial Studies Journal
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 62-101 PDF (0 K)
Authors
Nidal S. Al- Hawamdeh; Amal M. Al-Edi
Abstract
This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of practicing management by walking on the effectiveness of decision-making process in Jordan's public universities. To achieve the objectives of this study, a questionnaire was built and developed. It is consisted of two parts include (35) items to measure the dimensions of management by walking practicing, and (20) items to measure the effectiveness of decision-making process. The study sample was composed of (361) subjects, which represents of (51.35%) of the study population. The key findings of the study include: 1. The perceptions of managers in the Jordanian public universities for the management by walking practicing and its effectiveness on decision-making process came high. 2. A significant effect of management by walking practice dimensions (facts discovery, communication improvement, motivation, development and innovation, feedback) on the effectiveness of decision-making process was founded. According to the previous results, the study has found a number of recommendations, notably: Management methodology should be linked to roam in the mechanism of decision-making process harmonize with the strategic objectives set and to be achieved in the Jordanian public universities.
Keywords
Management by walking; effectiveness

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