Participative Management and Job Satisfaction

8 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2014

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Yorid Ahsan Zia

University of Peshawar

Faisal Khan

University of Peshawar

Muhammad Nouman

University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Date Written: August 22, 2014

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of participative management style on job satisfaction of the employees. Based on the review of existing literature, a model linking manager’s participative management style, participation in strategic planning process, supervisor communication and job satisfaction was tested with the help of data collected from 86 (n=86) faculty members of universities in Islamabad. The result of correlation analysis reveals significant relationship between all the predictor variables and outcome variable. Regression results indicate that effective supervisory communication is a major cause of job satisfaction in the context of participative management. The study implies that in order to improve faculty satisfaction, the administrators in higher education sector should replace traditional authoritative command structures with participative management style.

Keywords: Participative Management, Job Satisfaction, Supervisory Communication

Suggested Citation

Zia, Yorid Ahsan and Khan, Faisal and Nouman, Muhammad, Participative Management and Job Satisfaction (August 22, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2485702 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2485702

Yorid Ahsan Zia

University of Peshawar ( email )

Quaid-E-Azam College of Commerce
Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa 25125
Pakistan

Faisal Khan (Contact Author)

University of Peshawar ( email )

Quaid-E-Azam College of Commerce
Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa 25125
Pakistan

Muhammad Nouman

University of Agriculture, Peshawar ( email )

Peshawar
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa 25000
Pakistan

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