Employees’ Participation in Decision Making and the Hospitality Industry in Nigeria. An Investigative Study of Selected Hotels in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Isichei Ejikeme Emmanuel () and Godwin Ukandi Damachi ()

Academic Journal of Economic Studies, 2015, vol. 1, issue 4, 54-66

Abstract: The study investigated employee’s participation in decision making and the hospitality industry in Nigeria, a study of selected hotels in the federal capital territory in Abuja. To guide the study, research questions and hypotheses were designed. An in-depth review of related literature was carried out. Primary data method was used for the study and the instrument used was a questionnaire survey designed using the Likert scale questionnaire format and administered to sixty respondents. Test of reliability of research instrument showed a result of .874 using Cronbach Alpha. Content method was used for validity of the research instrument. Two Hypotheses was postulated in line with the objectives and research question to test the significance of the research problems. The study used linear correlation and regression for analysis of data obtained from research instrument, which proved the alternate hypothesis significant in the two hypotheses tested. Findings in the study showed that employee’s participation in decision making impacts on the performance of hotels in Nigeria. The study concludes there is a positive relationship between extent of employee’s participation in decision making and organisational performance. The study recommends among others that participation of employees’ should not just be partial but holistic to give them a sense of belonging.

Keywords: Employee’s participation; decision-making process; hospitality industry; empowerment leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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