DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING BY EMPLOYEES IN AMERICAN CORPORATIONS.

1 June 1974

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 17 (2) , 339-347
https://doi.org/10.2307/254985

Abstract

The article explores the viewpoints of executives in a midwestern industrial area regarding the participatory management practices. It was found that younger executives are more liberal. The results found that thirty six percent of those questioned favor voting as a means of decision making. Of those, all feel that once voting is allowed, the decision should be accepted by management. Ninety one percent of executives felt that the hiring of minorities is not an issue on which voting should be used as a decision making tool. They feel that hiring members of minority groups can take place only through leadership on the part of the top managers of organizations.

Keywords

MANAGEMENT -- EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
DECISION MAKING
MINORITIES -- EMPLOYMENT
VOTING
MANAGEMENT STYLES
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
EMPLOYEE SELECTION
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

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