Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to explore quantitatively how legislator's decisions are influenced and values impact their decisions. Specifically, we examined how religious values, financial contributions and reach or impact of the policy issue affect both leadership decision-making performance and decision-making confidence and leadership attributes. Data was collected as part of an electronic survey and included current and former state and federal legislators from both the, Democratic and Republican parties. Results show that religion impacted leadership decision-making performance and decision-making leadership attributes. Additionally, as participants scored higher on the religion scale, they tended to be more confident in their decisions. Our research can help advocates find common ground and shape their discussion by not only educating the legislators on the issue but understanding the drivers in their decision-making process. Furthermore, it provides a better understanding of decision-making for legislators to efficiently work together to reach common ground and effectively legislate the critical policies in the US.
Keywords
legislators, Weatherhead School of Management, decision-making, values, gender, policy, religion, legislation, advocates.
Rights
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Battaglia, Alison J., "How Do They Do It? Legislators as Leaders: A Quantitative Study of the Influencers of Legistators' Decision-Making" (2016). Student Scholarship. 238.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/238