EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AS AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOL IN DECISION-MAKING

Abstract

The study is about “Employee involvement as an effective management tool in decision-making process in an organization. This study, therefore, sought to determine the impact of employee involvement as a management tool in decision-making and its implementation in organizations by determining the causes of low employee involvement in decision-making and the consequences of such action on implementation of decisions. The type of research design for this study is exploratory and it relied on secondary information such as reviewing available literature and primary data. The research findings suggested that employee involvement in decision-making contributes to effective decision implementation and also creates an enabling environment for creativity and growth as employees see themselves as stakeholders and owners of the decision making implementation and non-involvement would lead to loss of man hours among others which adversely affect the fortunes of the organization.. It also emerge from the research that when employees see themselves as not being part of the decision-making process, they become discontented and demotivated which is likely to adversely affect organizational performance. It is recommended that employees’ views are sought on day-to-day decisions, some tactic, strategic decisions and matters that affect their lives and work and they should also be empowered to take decisions through which they will have a sense of self-worth and a feeling of belonging that will make them give of their best in the organization.