A literature review on decision making and pilot survey on comparing decision making between public and private sector in Cyprus

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis “Decision Making: A Literature Review on Decision Making and a Pilot Survey on Comparing Decision Making between Public and Private Sector in Cyprus” is firstly to cite the bibliographic review that refers to the theme of decision making (in general) and then via a pilot survey to record, analyze and capture the similarities and differences in decision making between the private and public sector.

The work is composed of four chapters, as follows:

In Chapter 1, the literature is reviewed, on the general theme of Decision-Making, capturing the differences (resulting from the literature) between the Public and the Private Sector that could affect decision-making. In the final part of this chapter, the author’s definition of decision-making is briefly recorded.

In Chapter 2, the methodology of the survey is described (Questionnaire).

In Chapter 3, the data collected from the survey are presented on tables/graphs and data analysis is performed with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics v.26. A brief discussion is made on the findings.

The main aim of the work has been reached and in the final Chapter 4 the results from the survey are summarized and conclusions are drawn. The findings of the literature are listed along with the findings of the survey. Suggestions are made of what should or could be changed/ introduced/ applied, based on the findings and conclusions of this Pilot Survey.