short notes on worker participation in management, objectives, importance, methods and workers participation on qulity work life

Concept Of Workers participation in Management

The technique of the workers participation in management is apowerful behavioural tool for managing the industrial relations system.


According to davis  "it is mental and emotional involvement of a person in a groupsituation which encourages him to contribute to Goals and share responsibilities with them. "

• The participation enhances employees ability to influencedecisionmaking at Different level of hierachy with concomitantassumptionof responsibility.
  

• the decision making at these different levels would assumeDifferent patterns in regard to policy formulation & execution
  

1)At the shop level;
2)At the depatmental level;

• The participation incorporates the willing acceptance of Responsibilities by the body of workers.
  

Objectives of workers participation

• To improve the efficiency of organizations & harmonious industrialrelations.
  

• A means for attaining industrial peace and harmony which lead tohigher productivity &increase production.
  

• A humanitarian act,giving the worker an acceptable status withinthe working community.
  

An ideological point of view to develop self management in industry.


Importance:-

• Unique motivational power & a great psychological values,peace,harmony between workers & management.
• Participation make them more responsible.
• They become more willing to take initiatives & come out withcost saving suggestions & growth oriented ideas,scope & wagefrom participation.
• Worker get to see how their actions would contribute to theoveral growth of the company & they are become moreenthusiastic in their implementations.
  

Methods:-
1.Board level participation
2. Participation through ownership
3. through staff & worker councils
4. through jonit councils & comittees
5.Through collective bargaining
6. through job enlargement & enrichment
7. through quality circle
8.throughTQ


workers participation & its impact on quality work life:-

1. It removes the resistance due to adop newtechnology.
2. Cost can be reduced.
3. Efficiency can be increased.
4. Productivity can be increased.
5. Optimal utilization of available resources con bedone.
6. Quality control.
7. It reduces the conflicts & make healthy environment.
8. Quality control
9. Proper flow of information