The Effect of Managers' Decision-Making Styles on Succession Planning Strategies in NAJA

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of managers' decision-making styles on succession strategies in NAJA. This research is descriptive-survey in terms of purpose, application and research method. The statistical population of this study is all managers and employees of the Hormozgan police headquarters who were selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula of 195 people. For data collection, Kim (2006) Standard Succession Questionnaire, Bruce and Scott (1995) General Decision Styles Questionnaire were used. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by professors and its reliability was used using Cronbach's alpha formula. 0 and 0.78 were obtained. Inferential statistics of Spearman, regression and Friedman tests were used to test the hypotheses. The results of analysis of the results showed that decision-making styles affect succession strategies. Findings also showed that decision-making style factors (rational, intuitive, dependent, immediate and avoidance) have a significant effect on succession. The results of Friedman test showed that the dependency style with a coefficient of 3.17 is in the first priority; As a result, it has the greatest effect on succession; Avoidance style with a coefficient of 3.01 is in the second priority and rational style with a coefficient of 2.82 is in the fifth and final rank, as a result, the least effect is on breeding in NAJA.