ABSTRACT
This study
has examined the impact of employee’s participation on decision making in
Nigerian Public sector and the research objectives of the study were: to find
out how Employee participation in decision making has a significant impact on
organisational performance and to ascertain the level of workers participation
in decision making of the organizations. The research design was descriptive in
nature. To guide the study, objectives of the study, research hypotheses were
designed. An in-depth review of related literature was carried out. Primary
data method was used for the study and the instrument used was a questionnaire
survey designed using the Likert scale questionnaire format and administered to
100 respondents. Findings in the study showed that employee’s participation in
decision making impacts on the performance of organisations in Nigeria. The
results of the study indicate a statistically significant relationship between
employee involvement in decision making and organisational performance. The findings
also reveal the involvement of participating organisations in employee
involvement in decision making. The implications of this study include the need
for public sector to demonstrate high level of commitment to employee
involvement in decision making for performance enhancement.
