Participation

Question 1

What participation is NOT

Answer 1

Not just being present or showing up

Question 2

What is participation then?

Answer 2

Joint decision making in which employees are invited to help solve organizational problems.

Question 3

What are the four elements of participation?

Answer 3

Organizational structures (that support and reward participation like customer service, what are meeting like are people called out. what is the culture of collaboration like?)

Empowerment of employees (having a sense that what they say matters)

Identification with goals (sharing something in common, something to care about)

Some level of control (an ability to make a difference)

Question 4

What are the two forms of participation in practice?

Answer 4

Job enrichment (people will work if they see a benefit to themselves like Dan painted a house)

Self-directed work teams (No superiors or supervisors, teams direct themselves, profit sharing plans, employee ownership)