Methods to Improve Employee Participation in Decision Making

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compare methods used to gain employee participation and involvement in the decision-making process in organizations
 

It is very important to get the participation of the employees for the process of the decision making in the organizations this will affect many positive results for the organization, if the management give the chance to participate them for the decision making process the employees will self-motivated and they tend to work hard to achieve the Goals and objectives of the organization. There are many methods and ways to get the participation of the employees to the process of the decision making.

Methods/Ways of Participation of Employees in Decision-Making

  • ü  Participation at the Board Level.
  • ü  Participation through Ownership.
  • ü  Participation through Collective Bargaining.
  • ü  Participation through Suggestion Schemes.
  • ü  Participation through Complete Control.
  • ü  Participation through Job Enrichment.
  • ü  Participation through Quality Circles.
  • ü  By improving the provision of information to employees
  • ü  By improving the provision of information from employees
  • ü  By changing the structure and arrangement of work
  • ü  By changing the incentives
  • ü  By changing relationship, through more participative leadership and informality

 

Participation at the Board Level


This means the industrial democracy. The meaning behind this was the employees should participate for the board meetings so the representatives of the employees can speak about the ideas of the employees and their needs. So, then the employer can get the participation of the employee for the decision making process. This will bring the positive benefits to the employees too; the employee representative can address the needs and wants of the employees in front of the management of the company therefore the needs and wants of the employees were well protected.

Participation through Ownership

The other way of participating employees for the process of decision-making is company can allow their employees to have equity shares. So, then the employees can take part in the decision-making process.

Participation through Collective Bargaining



This refers to the contribution of employees from side to side collective agreements and by deciding and subsequent certain procedures and regulations. This is considering as a perfect way to make sure workers participation in managerial processes. It supposed to be well controlled or else each party tries to take a benefit of the other.

Above things are some ways of participating employees for the process of decision making.

 

References

  • Managementstudyguide.com, (2015). Methods/Ways of Participation of Employees in Decision-Making. [online] Available at: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/methods-of-employee-participation.htm
  • Marchington, M. & Wilkinson, A. (2005). Human Resource Management at Work, 3rd ed, Charted Institute of Personnel and Development.


Comments

  1. Sajitha EkanayakeJuly 19, 2020 at 2:50 AM

    Although we talk about this topic in general, most of the blue chip companies don't get their employees involve in decision making, what your opinion on this?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Buddima BandaraJuly 19, 2020 at 6:52 AM

    My opinion is this very sensitive case. So do you think ground level people have enough capacity to take right decisions at right time.

    ReplyDelete

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