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Participatory Decision Making and Employee Productivity. A Case Study of Community Banks in the Upper East region of Ghana

Abstract

Issifu Amadu Abdulai and Adinan Bahahudeen Shafiwu

This research examines the relationship between participation in decision making and employee productivity among staff in Naara Rural Bank and Builsa Community Bank. The mixed method research design was used for the study due to its peculiar nature. Thus qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches were employed. The simple and purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain a sample of 80 respondents for the study. Two sets of instruments were used in the study: a questionnaire consisting of 40 items of both open-ended and closed questions on the various employee participation scenarios and an interview guide consisting of ten items. The data analysis was done using The Statistical Product for Service Solutions (SPSS) and the Statistical Analysis System (SAS). The quantitative analysis indicated a significant association between productivity and the various forms of participation, using chi-square test of independence at 95% significance level. Findings from the study indicated that when employees participate in decision making in the various forms, decision implementation becomes easy, creates a good working environment, increases commitment and satisfaction on decisions taken and also increases employees moral since they feel recognized and as part of the team in the organization and the direct consequence of all this improved productivity.