The Features of Participative Management Style

摘要

Participative management style is management style positively associated with high level of job satisfaction. It is based on the involvement of employees in decision-making, problem-solving in the company and empowering employees, as well as on supporting their high autonomy, own initiative and creativity. The article describes the features of participative management style and the outcomes of our own research focused on participative management style elements. The research sample was the group of subordinates in network industries companies. In the study the employees on below manager positions evaluated the level of participation that they have in decision-making. They were explored by Likert-scale questionnaire. The results confirmed that more than half of employees (60, 5 %) don't have enough possibilities to participate in decision-making even when the decisions are highly connected to their work and they consider them as very important. The study findings demonstrated that empowerment of employees is not on high level and the companies should consider including employee empowerment techniques as components of management development programs.