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Personality Types (A&B) As Determinants of Decision Making Styles of Working and Non Working Women of Mauritius and India- A Comparative Study
by Nirmala Loung-Poorunder and Poonam.R.Das

Abstract:
The study was undertaken with the purpose of exploring Decision Making Styles of working and non-working Mauritian and Indian women having Personality Types A&B. Sample comprised of 240 Mauritian women(120 working and 120 non-working) and 240 Indian women (120 working and 120 non-working) aged 18-35. It was an ex post facto study and the subjects were assessed through ?Decision-Making Style? (Hellriegel, Slocum, and Woodman) and ?Personality Types? (Bortner) questionnaires. Results showed (a) significant difference in Decision Making Styles of both working and non working subjects of Mauritius and India having Type A Personality. However (b) there was insignificant difference between working and non working subjects having Type B personality of Mauritius and India. (c) Sensation and Thinking Decision Making Styles are mostly preferred by working and non working groups of both Personality Types(Mauritian and Indian).(d) The non working subjects of Mauritius and India having Type A Personality differed significantly, non working Indian subjects(47%) were in the category of Intuition and Feeling Decision Making Style.

Keywords: personality types A&B, decision- making styles, intuition, feeling, sensation, thinking,

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