Participation in decision-making and work outcomes: evidence from a developing economy
ISSN: 0142-5455
Article publication date: 24 November 2020
Issue publication date: 2 April 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Although there is general agreement that employee participation in decision-making (PDM) has individual and organizational benefits, an important question remains about the possibility that it may also have certain individual and organizational costs as well. This article presents an “episodic process model” that accounts for both the bright and possible dark sides of participation. The model explains how PDM might boost employee hope and self-efficacy, which in turn may lead to two distinct work outcomes–job satisfaction and behavior.
Design/methodology/approach
In order to test the model, data (n = 269) were collected from bank employees in two waves. A variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to analyze the data.
Findings
Results from variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) show that employee PDM indeed exerts a positive impact on positive psychological resource capacities: hope, self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Hope, in turn, has a positive influence on job satisfaction and a negative influence on job-search behavior. Bias-corrected bootstrapping analysis demonstrated that the relationship between employee PDM and job satisfaction is mediated by hope.
Originality/value
Insights for practitioners in a developing economy and possible areas of future research are highlighted.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors have no conflict of interest. This research is part of the first authors dissertation and part of the dataset has been used in a study published in the Service Industries Journal.
Citation
Behravesh, E., Abubakar, A.M. and Tanova, C. (2021), "Participation in decision-making and work outcomes: evidence from a developing economy", Employee Relations, Vol. 43 No. 3, pp. 704-723. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-08-2018-0228
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited