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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Management Science
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Effective explorative decision-making is crucial for managerial success and future organizational viability.
  • Managerial motivational characteristics, specifically the behavioral activation/inhibition system (BAS/BIS), influence decision-making but their neural correlates in exploration are unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural correlates of BAS/BIS orientation during explorative decision-making in potential managers.
  • To understand the interaction between BAS/BIS and brain activity in explorative decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to study 111 potential managers.
  • Participants were categorized into high- and low-performance groups based on exploration scores.
  • Brain responses during explorative decision-making were analyzed in relation to BAS/BIS levels.

Main Results:

  • The low-performance group exhibited higher BAS and negative associations between BAS and reward-seeking neural networks.
  • The low-performance group's BIS negatively correlated with brain regions involved in risk-choice processing.
  • BAS/BIS associations with brain activation during exploration were significant only in the low-performance group.

Conclusions:

  • BAS/BIS motivational systems are linked to brain activation patterns during explorative decision-making, particularly in lower-performing managers.
  • Findings offer insights into the neural underpinnings of strategic decision-making.
  • Implications for management development programs aimed at enhancing decision-making skills.