This work is centered on the employee in decision making and its on productivity: an appraisal of government printing press and two other private firms in Enugu and Lagos.
Research into style has exposed employee’s desire for in decision making in their organizations. Employees are at the same time important elements in organizational goals.
But there is no democratic participation of employee in most of our organizations and employee are forced to cope with autocratic style of government and leadership.
The research adopted the survey research method and is highly descriptive and inferential in nature. This involved the use of tables and simple percentages as basic statistical tool employed to analyze the raw data.
The raw data was consequently subjected to Chi-square test as a major tool for hypothesis test and analysis .
All the alternative hypotheses of the four hypothesis postulated were all accepted showing that the extent of employee’s involvement in decision making process of the organization is low,
employee participation in decision making has an impact on job satisfaction, it also has an effect on employee performance and finally employee participation in decision making has an impact on organizational productivity .
Table Of Contents
APPROVAL ……………… i
CERTIFICATION…………………. ii
DEDICATION……………….. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …….…iv
LIST OF TABLE…………… v
ABSTRACT ………..vi
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study…….. 1
- Statement of the Problem……. 5
- Objectives of the Study…… 6
- Research Questions……… 7
- Research Hypothesis…… 7
- Significance of the Study…….. 8
- Scope of the Study………. 9
- Limitations of the Study …………10
1.9 Definition of Terms …………………11
Reference ………………12
CHAPTER TWO THE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction
2.1 Conceptual Framework ……..13
- Forms of Participation ………….16
2.2 Theoretical Framework for the Study …………16
2.3 Empirical Framework ……….18
2.3.1 Job Satisfaction ………18
- Enhancing Productivity through Participation …….24
- Methods of Involving Employees in Decision Making ………30
- Summary of Related Literature ………..35
- Reference ………………36
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
3.1 Research Design ……………….39
3.2 Source of Data Collection …………….39
3.3 Area of the Study …………….40
3.4 Population of the Study ……………40
3.5 Sample Size ……………….40
3.6 Sample Technique …………41
- Instrument for Data Collection ……………41
- Validity of the Instrument ……………42
- Reliability of Instrument ……………42
- Method of Data Presentation and Analysis ………….43
- Reference ………………..44
CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
- Distribution of Questionnaires ………45
- Personal Data of Respondents ………..46
4.4 Test of Hypothesis ……………60
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Findings ……………64
5.2 Conclusion …………………65
5.3 Recommendations …………..66
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies ……….67
BIBLIOGRAPHY ………68
Introduction
Background Of Study
The concept of employee participation represents a popular theme in the analysis of the world of work among scholar in the fields of industrial sociology, industrial relations as well as management (Noah,2002,2).
it refers to any arrangement which is designed to involve employees (workers) in decision making within the workplace.
This implies that rather than saddling only a group within the enterprise with the responsibility of making decision, all those who are to be affected by these decisions including the employees or workers would be involved in its formulation and implementation.
In recent times, scholars have directed increasing attention to the issue of employee participation and its broader corollary, industrial democracy.
In the United States, industrial democracy is practiced, employees are encouraged to buy shares in their companies enabling them to have a say in the management of their organization, in other developed countries like Britain, Germany and Russia, participatory management is popular.
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