Participative Decision Making and Employee Performance in the Hospitality Industry: A Study of Selected Hotels in Owerri Metropolis, Imo State

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1 Department of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

2 Department of Transport Management, School of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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This study investigated the extent of the relationship between participative decision making and employee performance in selected hotels in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objective determined the relationship between leader behavior and employee commitment. Descriptive survey and questionnaire was adopted as instrument for data collection. The total population of the study comprised of 92 people. Simple random technique was adopted in distributing the questionnaire to the target audience. The hypotheses were tested and analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Coefficient to test the relationship between leader behavior and employee commitment. Findings showed that there is a positive relationship between leader behavior and employee commitment in the selected hotels in Owerri, Imo State. The following recommendations were made. It is advisable for organizations to integrate management by objective (MBO) at every level of the organization to promote high productivity in the workplace. Finally, organizations are encouraged to increase the frequency and level of worker participation in decision making between manager and subordinates.

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Management Studies and Economic Systems
Volume 4, Issue 1
January 2019
Pages 57-70

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