Participative Decision-Making: An Integration of Multiple Dimensions
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 50 (7), 859-878
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679705000705
Abstract
Few topics have resulted in as much theory, empirical study, controversy, and practical application as participative decision-making (PDM). Although most past empirical research has assumed that the decision-making process in PDM was unidimensional, this paper explores a multidimensional view and examines the integration of degree of participation and decision-making processes and their relationship with satisfaction and performance. The results suggest that the degree of involvement in generating alternatives, planning, and evaluating results are related significantly to satisfaction and that degree of involvement in generating alternatives and planning are related significantly to performance.Keywords
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