The Etiology of the Intuitive Method of Making Management Decisions in the Light of Empirical Research

The principal aim of the study is to present the issue of intuition as an important manager skill as well as the research results concerning the problem of the use of intuitive skills while making decisions. This paper presents the most important issues concerning comprehension of intuition and assessment of its usefulness. Moreover, the paper determines the significance of intuition in the decision making processes from the point of view of enterprises. It presents the results of the research analysis which are aimed at diagnosing the conditions of using intuition in problematic situations. The received results were submitted to stratification regarding such categories as sex, education, managerial experience, management level, professional specialization, the size of the enterprise, the type and the range of its business activity.