The relationship between personality and decision-making: a systematic literature review

Mendes, Fabiana Freitas and Mendes, Emilia and Salleh, Norsaremah (2019) The relationship between personality and decision-making: a systematic literature review. Information and Software Technology, 111 (July). pp. 50-71. ISSN 0950-5849 E-ISSN 1873-6025

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Abstract

Context From a point of view, software development is a set of decisions that need to be made while the software is developed. Many alternatives should be considered, such as the technology to employ, or the most important features to implement. However, many factors can influence one’s decision-making, such as the decision maker’s personality. Objective This paper reports the state of the art with regard to the relationship between decision-makers’ personality and decision-making aspects. Method We conducted a Systematic Literature Review to search and analyze published primary studies that discuss the abovementioned relationship in the context of companies that develop any kind of product or service. Results Despite the recognized influence of personality in decision-making activities, we were not able to find any study in Software Engineering field that discusses this relationship. We included 15 studies and most of them are from Management field, excluding one from Information System field. From these studies, we identified 75 reported relationships between 28 different personality aspects and 30 different decision-making aspects. Conclusion The interest in this topic born on 80’s and it has grown after 2002. However, despite the number of reported relationships, and the number of personalities and decision-making aspects investigated, more research on this topic is necessary. In particular, it is important to verify how someone’s personality influences the decision-making considering the software development context. This can help in improving how a decision is made in software engineering context.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3705/73208
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Decision-MakingPersonalityService or product development
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) > T10.5 Communication of technical information
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr Norsaremah Salleh
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2019 16:29
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2019 16:29
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/73208

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