Employee Participation in Decision Making Process on Organisational Performance: Evidence from Osun State University, Nigeria

Mayowa Paul Obembe; Leke Kayode Onabanjo; Tolulope Oluwatosin Bamiro; Oluwatobee Omowumi Iyiola; Oluwakayode Idris Lasisi

doi:10.37134/mrj.vol14.1.3.2025

Authors

Mayowa Paul Obembe Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, P.M.B. 13, Ile-Ife, Osun 220282, Nigeria
Onabanjo Leke Kayode Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
Bamiro Tolulope Oluwatosin Department of Public Administration, School of Management Sciences, The Federal Polytechnic of Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria
Iyiola Oluwatobee Omowumi Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, P.M.B. 13, Ile-Ife, Osun 220282, Nigeria
Dr Lasisi Oluwakayode Idris Department of Public Administration, School of Business and Management Technology, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/mrj.vol14.1.3.2025

Keywords:

Employee Participation, Decision Making, Organisational Performance

Abstract

Organisations in the global community recognise that employees play a vital role in the growth, development and attainment of organisational set goals and objectives and as such, mechanisms are put in place to recruit employees with skills, ideas, and initiatives into the organisational systems. However, in most contemporary organisations, employees' initiatives in the organisational decision-making process have been undermined. This study examined organisational performance via the lens of employee participation in the decision-making process at Osun State University, Nigeria. Primary and secondary data were utilised for the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design, and the data gathered were analysed using descriptive statistics. Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to select 422 as the study population, which comprised academic staff, non-teaching staff, and the management team. A sample size of 20% of the population, consisting of 84 respondents, was then selected for questionnaire administration. The study's findings revealed that it enables employees to make decisions concerning a particular task, fosters creativity and innovation, enhances workplace harmony, and increases employees' efficiency, among other benefits. The study concluded that employee involvement in organisational decision-making cannot be undermined. It was recommended, among others, that employees should be given an enabling environment to contribute their quota to the realisation of institutional goals.

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