ABSTRACT
This project work was
written in attempt to give a unique touch on Employee Participation in Decision
Making and Organizational Commitment. It deals with the nature of employee
participation in organizational decision-making and also the commitment of the
employees in the organization good accomplishment as a result of their
participation in the organization decision.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 CENTRAL
BACKGROUND FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER
1.2 PROBLEM
ASSOCIATE WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER
1.3 PROBLEM
THAT THE STUDY WILL BE CONCENTRATED WITH
1.4 THE
IMPORTANT OF STUDYING THE AREA
1.5 DEFINITION
OF IMPORTANT TERMS
1.6 REFERENCE
USING APA METHOD
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE
REVIEW
2.1 THE
ORIGIN OF SUBJECT AREA
2.2 SCHOOL
OF THOUGHT WITH THE SUBJECT AREA
2.3 THE
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT TO THE PROBLEM STUDY
2.4 DIFFERENT
METHOD OF STUDYING THE PROBLEM OF STUDY
2.5 SUMMARY
2.6 REFERENCE
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 CONCLUSION
3.1 DATA
PRESENTING PRINCIPAL OF THE STUDY
3.2 ANALYSIS
OF THE DATA
3.3 RECOMMENDATION
3.4 CONCLUSION
3.5 REFERENCE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
This
project presents a brief review of employee participation in decision-making
and organization commitment. It is intended to investigate the types, structure
and organization of the Institute of Management and Technology (I.M.T.) Enugu
in general. In view of this, the importance is based mainly on the believe that
such organization or institution are likely to facilitate the development of a
broader base, increase regional spread of activities, indigenes decision making
for the organization.
In addition, the promoting of employee participation in decision making in
organization is seen as a major factor for boosting organization their
superiors.
To crown it all, suggestions would be made with regard to the technique which
could be adopted in the future to promote the existence of employee
participation in decision making and organizational commitment and with the
last section which could be adopted on the future to promote the existence of
employee participation in decision making and organizational commitment and
with the last section which consist of the recommendation conclusion and
suggestions for the further study.
1.1 GENERAL
BACKGROUND TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
1.2
Before going into
subject matter proper, let us first of all know what this topic is all about.
Who is an employee? an employee is somebody being employed into an organization
to work torwards the achievement of the organizational goals and objective.
Participation on the other hand means to take parts or to have a share in
something. Decision-making refers to selecting among available alternative
solution. Organization Commitment refers to a task that must be done.
Therefore, employee participation in decision–making and organizational
commitment refers to how the employee can take part in the task that will be
done in the organization. Decision making involves three distinct stages
namely: Intelligent stage which is expected from top management, design stage
which refer to choosing from available which can solve the immediate problem in
the organization in both short and long run plan.
If one should ask why
should employees be allowed to participate in decision-making, if it has any
effect on the organization some may say “yes” while some or others said “no”,
we discovered that the employee has to be considered in the decision making of
the organization. This is why the human relation approach to personnel
management. This is a decision –making process where workers discuss with their
supervisors and influence decision that affects them. It explores the feeling
and opinions of workers about their jobs with the use of participative
management. Every group is consulted before any change is initiated. Through
this system every worker develops a sense of participation which results in
high productivity.
In an Institute like Institute of Management and Technology (I.M.T)
Enugu, decision –making is very vital in order to attain the objective of the
institution. To arrive at a decision in the institution, the employee should
not be left out. As it is, employee participation has been referred to as
mental and emotional involvement of persons in group situation that encourage
them to contribute to group goals and share responsibility. For them as the
employee participation commitment that they discharge and organizational
commitment represent an agreement on the part of the employee with the
goals and objectives of the organization and a willingness to work towards
these goals. As a result of this, we can deduce simply that the employees are
more favorably disposed towards giving off their very best as it concern the
overall aspiration of the organization. If they are giving the opportunity to
participate in decision making process of an institution like I.M.T Enugu .
Brief Background Of The
Institute Of Management And Technology (I.M.T) Enugu
The Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu came into life as a result of
the Management of two schools. The Institute of Administration and the College
of Technology in April 1972.
In October of the same year, a provisional council of the proposed new
institute was appointed by the East Central Government. The council when
commissioned was determined and recommended to the government. The appropriate
structures of an Autonomous Institutions managerial man power in the subject
area directed by the state and national needs. The council submitted its
reports in early April 1973. On 31stMay, 1973 which is the birth day
of the Institute of Management and Technology (I.M.T) Enugu.
1.2 The
Institution started admission with 550 students in addition to the 300 Second
year students inherited from formed college of Technology making it a total of
850 students. The institution started with 20 senior staff including the
registry the academic staff and 4 administrative staff. It stared with eleven
department grouped into three divisions, the division of Business Studies, and
the division of General Studies and division of Technology, presently the
institution has grown to large extent both in the number of student number of
personnel staff and number of department.
1.2 PROBLEM ASSOCIATION
WITH EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN
DECISION MAKING AND ORGANIZATION COMMITMENT.
In a country like
Nigeria the cry that average Nigerian worker’s commitment to his work and
organization is low and often feel indifferent and less concerned to the goals
and objective of the organization where he works is an unfair development.
This gives double mind for those who are genuine lovers of Nigeria and
would have to see if properly founded on a fantastic economic pedestal
or foundation.
Lack of organizational
commitment is a problem. This is in no small measure threatening organization
that experience it. Nothing goes as expected due to the ill disposition of employees
towards the demand of their various responsibilities. However, Institute of
Management and Technology (I.M.T) Enugu, like other organizational
institutions that obviously need a good committed work force for it to achieve
set goals and objective. And this commitment can prevail under a condition
whereby the employees are allowed to participate in the organizational decision
making directly as it affects them and hence perceive and have their priority
needs and expectations fulfilled by the organization. The main thing is to know
what employee participation is all about? It is imperative therefore to find
answer to the question below in attempt to in decision madding and
organizational commitment mean. Which is: is there a relationship that exist between
employee participating on decision making and organization commitment. If there
is, what is the nature of such relationship? How can employee participation be
achieved such that goals of the organization will be reached? Among
answer to the question is what this project work is intended to arrive on.
1.3 PROBLEM
THAT THIS STUDY WILL BE CONCERNED WITH
There are set number of
problem which are to be solved or reached in this project work. However, the
specific among them are:
1.3.1 To determine
the extent to which lack of employee participation in decision-making has been
instrumental to the level of low productivity on the Institute of Management
Technology (I.M.T) Enugu.
1.3.2 To make some
relevant contributions toward the study of organizational behavior in our
country.
1.3.3 To recommend
to modern manager alternative programme to employee participation.
1.3.4 To portray
the need for managers to always allow proper degree of employee participation.
1.3.5 To find out
if employee participation might be positively related to employee commitment.
1.4 THE
IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AND
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN I.M.T.
The importance of this project work is apparently evident and needs not to be
over emphasized participation is a very important theory that works in a
variety of jobs. It ensures that workers view on matters that affect them are
sought to enable them reasonably satisfy the top four needs of Maslows
hierarchy theory as well as improve the psychological health of workers as
citizens these needs are those of safety and security, belongings and affecting
social ego needs and needs are for self-actualization and fulfillment. The
satisfaction of the needs correlates positively with employee organizational
commitment. An organization cannot accomplish its set goals and objectives, if
it does not have committed employees that cannot utilize their potentials to
the fullest. It’s a matter of parts, employee participation can be applied
structure with the features of a flat decentralized organization, such as
giving a subordinates more opportunity to do his own way allowing him /her to
use more of his initiative, permitting him to satisfy his eqoistic needs; that
is needs for knowledge achievement, competence, independence, self respect,
recognition, respect from others, etc.
These features as
explained above also correlate directly with organizational commitment. To this
view, the project work is significant in exposing such errors in motivational
organization. It will be reasonable that the Management of I.M.T will use the
finding of this project work in order to operate effectively, for employees to
achieve their own goals best by directing their own efforts toward the objective
of the organization /institution in which they work.
This will enable I.M.T
achieve its task of increased services. And this project work will equally be
beneficial to modern managers of various establishment and industries, who are
now better armed with the necessary tools to engender hinder productivity. The
Nigerian economy that will consequent with employee involvement enjoy a
fantastic boom from its chaquered history of unproductivity.
In theory however this work will contribute to the efforts among students of
organization behavior, to highlight participation as an effective way to
motivate the worker to put in their best to the attainment of the
organizational goals. Also this project work in this area, in view of some
workers they are in accord that employee participation has potentials for
endangering organizational commitment, although a lot of project work have been
done on the employee participation, and organizational commitment and behavior
in general, foreign writers for their societies develop much of the literatures
on this area. It’s a result of difference in culture context, which is a basis
for standing group behavior; the need for indigenous contributions on the
subject of motivation cannot be overstressed. We should by all means find the
more appropriate method of motivation that suit our people as regard to their
cultural background. This will go a long way in ensuring better commitment to
work by the employees. This will help the organization and institution in
accomplishing their goals and objective.
1.5 DEFINITION
OF IMPORTANT TERMS
1.5.1 Employee
participation refers to when an employee takes part in the
test that will be done
in a participation group or organization.
1.5.2 organizational
commitment is the task that must be done in the
organization.
1.5.2 Decision – making
refers to selecting among available alternative
solution.
Department | Business Administration and Management |
Project ID Code | BAM0357 |
Chapters | 3 Chapters |
No of Pages | 44 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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