Workers Participation in Management

Workers Participation In Management
Introduction
Worker’s participation aims at providing an opportunity to workers to take part in management decision-making. Worker’s participation is adopted and practiced differently in different organizations while in some places, the employees might be required to just give their suggestion and final decision making authority. In some organizations, workers get might actively participate in all decision making process.
Management can set its goals in broad terms, but at the lower levels there is considerable room for variation both in the interpretation of goals and in the effort made to meet them. To achieve greater productivity, according to this view, management needs to share authority with workers by giving the employees a greater voice in determining production processes. Job satisfaction may also play a major role in worker productivity. One of the principal arguments advanced in favour of worker participation is that giving employees a greater share in decision-making can reduce alienation and, with it, non-productive practices such as absenteeism, turnover, and poor-quality work. Workers are viewed as being less willing to accept authoritarian decisions just because they have stepped within the factory, office, or shop.

Why Worker’s Participation is needed?
Worker’s participation in management ensures that the capabilities of workers are properly utilized and they are able to make a significant contribution to the effectiveness and economic welfare of the organization.
  * It bridges the gap between the management and the workers by authorizing the workers to take part in managerial functions.
  * Workers feel valued and, and therefore more committed to their work.
  * They feel they have the ability to influence organizational decisions and this makes more responsible in performing duties.
  * Participation also ensures the workers and management understands the problems and constraints.
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