This document discusses participative management and its benefits. It addresses how participative management involves employees and stakeholders in organizational decision making at all levels. It also discusses four key processes - information sharing, training, employee decision making, and rewards - that promote employee involvement and participation throughout an organization. When these processes are implemented throughout an organization, it can result in superior quality, better employee relations, integrated design, and competitive advantages for organizations.

1. Prepared by:
Nimesh soni

2.  Participative management addresses the
relationship between the organization and its
workers and stakeholders.
 It addresses fundamental issues of
governance within organizations and the role
of employees and external stakeholders in all
levels of organizational decision making.

3.  Superior quality management systems
 Better employee relations
 Integrated design
 Production teams could provide critical competitive
advantages to public and private sector organizations
(Lawler 1996).

4. Four processes influence participation. These
processes create employee involvement as they
are pushed down to the lowest levels in an
organization. The farther down these processes
move, the higher the level of involvement by
employees.

5. The four processes include:
Information sharing, which is concerned with keeping employees
informed about the economic status of the company.
Training, which involves raising the skill levels of employees and
offering development opportunities that allow them to apply new
skills to make effective decisions regarding the organization as a
whole.
Employee decision making, which can take many forms, from
determining work schedules to deciding on budgets or processes.
Rewards, which should be tied to suggestions and ideas as well as
performance.

6. participative management creates a sense of pride and
motivates employees to increase productivity in order to
achieve their goals.
Participation helps employees gain a wider view of the
organization.
Creativity and innovation are two important benefits of
participative management.
Participation keeps employees informed of upcoming events
so they will be aware of potential changes.
managers are able to quickly identify areas of concern and
turn to employees for solutions.