Table 1 Perceived evidence-based...

Table 1

Perceived evidence-based decision-making items and PCA output

Before any decision is taken, a manager should…	Component
1. Consult experienced professionals within one’s organization to verify claims regarding assumed problems or effective solutions	0.76
2. Consult the most important stakeholders to verify claims regarding assumed problems or effective solutions	0.74
3. Systematically evaluate internal data to better understand the nature of the problem	0.67
4. Consult the scientific evidence to better understand the nature of the problem and guide decision-making	0.68

Before any decision is taken, a manager should…	Component
1. Consult experienced professionals within one’s organization to verify claims regarding assumed problems or effective solutions	0.76
2. Consult the most important stakeholders to verify claims regarding assumed problems or effective solutions	0.74
3. Systematically evaluate internal data to better understand the nature of the problem	0.67
4. Consult the scientific evidence to better understand the nature of the problem and guide decision-making	0.68

Note(s): Extraction method: PCA; N = 422; KMO statistic = 0.74; Bartlett’s test of sphericity: approx. Chi-square = 252.60, df = 6, p < 0.001; percentage of variance explained = 51.46%

Source(s): Own elaboration

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