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The Impact Of Employees Participation In Decisionn Making In Nigerian Public Sectors
[A CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA (PHCN) ENUGU]
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS There has been a lot of controversy as to
whether an employee should participate in management decision making or
not. Some writers argued that employees should contribute in making
decision more especially where it affects them or their jobs. It is
expected that such participation will serve as training and testing
ground for future members of upper management. In Nigeria, experts that
refuted the above assertion see the arrangement as a symptom of
mal-organization. They maintained that qualified, reasonable, honest and
company oriented individuals are not available at these lower
organizational levels. But the big question is, are skilled individuals
really available? All these underlay the need for an investigative
study.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The general purpose of this
empirical study is to assess the employee‟s participation in managerial
decision making in public sector organization in Nigeria with reference
to Power Holding Company of Nigeria Enugu. The specific objectives are;
1) To asses the impact of employee participation in management decision making.
2)
To determine the impact of employee participation and non-participation
in management decision on productivity of the Nigerian Public Sector.
3) To make recommendations based on the research findings.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY It is expected that the study will inform the
management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Enugu that to
increase productivity and to ensure harmony between management and the
workers, there is need for employees participation in decision making in
the organization as it is a good motivation factor. It will also help
develop and maintain a quality work life, which will provide an
opportunity for employees job satisfaction and self-actualization. It
will also aid management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria to
introduce modern schemes for good relationship with their workers, to
enable them meet the challenges of change in the future.
Finally,
this work is also beneficial to the Nigerian Public Sector in general
and also important to government, academic potential and future
researchers on the issue of employees participation in decision making.
1.5
SCOPE OF THE STUDY The study is limited as it looks at the impact of
employees participation in decision making in Nigerian Public Sectors, A
case study of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Enugu. Power
Holding Company of Nigeria is typical of public sector, but it has the
responsibility of providing the citizenry with power (electricity). And
it holds a large population of employees.
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE
STUDY In the process of carrying out this project work, the researcher
was confronted with many challenges and limitations which are as
follows: Time: There was time constraint for the research project and
within the time specified, the normal lecturer were also in progress,
therefore, the researcher was faced with a lot of stress to combine the
research work with her personal affairs and running from one lecture to
another. The effect of this work was that the period the researcher was
supposed to spend on findings and data collection was limited and as a
result more quality work was hindered.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]In a centralized organization, employees are not allowed to participate in decision making. This is because it is feared that they are not competent and as a result will not contribute meaningfully in decision of the organization. The essence of this project research is to assess the impact of employees participation in decision making in Nigerian public sector. The study was designed with descriptive survey method. Questionnaire interview including library materials were also used in collecting ... Continue reading---
