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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Evaluation of employee participation as an effective tool in management decision making: A case study of Kitwe Teaching Hospital
Authors
Golden Matimba, Attridge Mwelwa
Abstract
The study evaluated
employee participation as an effective tool in management decision making.
Employee involvement in decision making (EIDM). The study was designed to
review the literature on the subject. The focus of the study was to find out
how participation of employees as an effective tool influenced management
decision making at Kitwe Teaching Hospital. The simple and purposive sampling
techniques were used to obtain a sample of 57 respondents for study, the
questionnaire consisting of 17 questions on the various employee involvements
in decision making in an organization and the data collected were analyzed
using tables, percentages, and graphs. The study analysed the
presence of employee participation in management decision making, consequences
of low employee participation in management decision making, and ways to
involve employees in management decision making to improve organizational
performance and all these variables were considered to identify any statistical
variations in mode of delivery preferences. Further, the researcher analysed
two variables that represented individual perceptions on employee participation
as an effective tool in management decision making. At 0.05 level of
significance, there was adequate evidence demonstrating that there was a
relationship between employee participation as an effective tool and management
decision making as at 127.273 > f crucial value. This demonstrated that
employee participation as an effective tool has beneficial effect on the
overall management decision making process of the organization. The computed
(χ²) value of 55.71 revealed that it was greater than the (χ²) critical value
of 3.841, therefore, “there was a significant association between employee
involvement in decision making and the position one was holding (Table 7).
Hence demonstrating high level of employee presence in management decision
making. Findings from the study indicated that employee participation in
management decision making was an effective tool which further enhanced
productivity. The research revealed that allowing all employees to participate
in management decision making was the best and helped increases commitment of
workers as well as promoting creativity and innovation in the organization. The
paper recommended that employees should participate in management decision
making of an organization because it made the workers feel part as owner of the
organization; the relationship between managers and employee should be
encouraged to enhance consultation and free flow of information in an
organization.
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Pages:116-124
How to cite this article:
Golden Matimba, Attridge Mwelwa "Evaluation of employee participation as an effective tool in management decision making: A case study of Kitwe Teaching Hospital". International Journal of Management and Economics, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 116-124
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