A Study on Participation in Decision Making Among Members of Quality Circle in Manufacturing Companies
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The world of business is changing with multiple resources to establish them as the paramount in aggressive period.No individuals can achieve this aggressive era independently, so they need the support of technology and human resources.There are numerous systems to operate technology, butthe issue is effective utilization of human resources and it is also considered as valuable asset in business to attain competition.Human resources can be effectively utilized through participative management and this could be achieved by implementing quality circle in organisation .Employee participate in decision making of management through quality circle, this study is about participation in decision making among members of quality circle in manufacturing companies and to identify variables which influencing participation.Though there are many variables which influence participation in decision making, researcher have chosen attitudes of quality circle, training and length of membership as influencing factors.Data collected from quality circle members of manufacturing companies through standard questionnaire and toidentify the interrelationship between variables structural equation model have been performed by using AMOX software.Results emerging from analysis show that there is significant relationship between all four variables.Finally the article provides suggestions to improve participation in decision making of employees still effectively.
Author: S. Subbulakshmi
Institution: Annamalai University
Language: English
Topic: Labor Movements and Unions
Subfield: Industrial relations
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2315940693