On the relationship between propensity for participative management and intentions to leave: re-opening the case for participation

• Published in: The Mid-Atlantic journal of business Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 197
• Main Authors: Crandall, William R, Parnell, John A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: South Orange Stillman School of Business 01.06.1994; Seton Hall University, School of Business Administration
• Subjects: Cotton; Decision making; Employee involvement; Employee turnover; Employment; Hypotheses; Job satisfaction; Participation; Participatory management; Statistical analysis; Studies; Tenure; Variables; US
• ISSN: 0732-9334

A great deal of research has accumulated in the areas of participative decision making and employee turnover. However, very little empirical data exists that links these 2 areas together. A study analyzed the relationship between propensity for participative management (Parnell, Bell, Taylor, 1992) and employee intentions to leave the organization. The subjects were 209 students enrolled in a business administration program at a large urban Midwestern university. A survey instrument was administered that measured demographics variables, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, propensity for participative management, level of management, years of management experience, and years of total work experience. Results indicated that propensity for participative management was the strongest predictor of employee intentions to leave.