Proposals for increasing employee participation in the management of organizations have become a feature of modern management literature. Whilst these proposals differ in detail the rationale for participation remains essentially the same, namely that increased participation in decision-making improves both individual and organizational effectiveness. This paper examines the logic of that rationale and concludes that it may not be very influential in attracting managers to the idea of participative management.
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