Q. Need of workers participation in management?
Improve communication: it is seldom possible for managers to have knowledge of all alternatives and all consequences related to the decisions which they must make. Because of the existence of barriers to the upward flew information in most enterprises much valuable information possessed by subordinates never reaches their managers. Participation tends to break down barriers and makes the information alters the decisions the quality of decisions is improved.
Higher productivity: increased productivity is possible only when there exist fullest co-operation between labour and management. It has been empirically tested that poor labour management relations do not encourage the workers to contribute anything more than the minimum desirable to retain their jobs. Thus participation of workers in management in essential to increase industrial productivity.
Industrial democracy: participation helps to usher in an area of industry. It is based on the principle of recognition of the human factor. It tends to reduce class conflict between capital and labour. It also serves as a support to political democracy.
Less resistance to change: when changes are arbitrarily introduced from above without explanation subordinates tend to feel insecure and take counter measures aimed at sabotage of innovations. But when they have participated in the decision making process they have had on opportunity to be heard. They know what to expert and why. Their resistance to change is reduced.
Increased commitment: an important prerequisite for forging greater commitment is the individual's involvement and opportunity to express him. Participation allows individuals to express themselves at the work place rather than being absorbed into a complex system or rules procedures and systems. If an individual knows that he can express his opinion and ideas a personal sense of gratification and involvement takes place within him. This is turn or fortifies his identification with the organization resulting in greater commitment.