THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING TO JOB SATISFACTION (IN CASE OF GURAGE ZONE ADMINISRATION OFFICE)

Abstract

The study was to assess the contribution of participatory decision making to Job satisfaction in Gurage Zone Administration office. Participatory decision making offered valuable opportunities to focus on work activity and goals to identify and correct existing problems and to encourage better current and future satisfaction of job. Thus performance of the whole organization will be enhanced. Participatory decision making to job satisfaction is very crucial in the organization, because it gives new skill needed to perform their job effectively and develop a quality work force. This study about participatory decision making to job satisfaction on workers performance also discussed about benefit, approaches and methods of decision. The study were conducted by gathering information though reviewing related books and documents in addition to the main primary sources questionnaire closed ended questions and interview, that were distributed to employees by census method. These employees subjected to the study were employees of Gurage Zone Administration office who were managerial and non-managerial staffs. After the desired information was gathered, it was analyzed precisely using tables, percentages and generalization. Generally, more than half of the employees did not take part in the process of decision making. As a result this becomes a ground for employee’s dissatisfaction and awaking employees about the objective of taking part in the decision making the respective body’s and give invaluable time aware them