Title: Participatory Management Practices As An Integral Catalyst For Employee Performance: Evidence From Ndokwa-West And Ukwani Local Government Areas Of Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Chukwunike, J.U, Olannye, A.P
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: 117-125
Publication Date: 2026/01/28
Abstract:
The study examined participatory management practices as an integral catalyst for employee performance of Ndokwa-West and Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. The specific objective ascertained the effect of collective bargaining, participative leadership, transparent communication and knowledge oriented based management on employee performance of Ndokwa-West and Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. The cross-sectional survey research design method was used in this study. The population of the study was Six Hundred (600) members, which consists of casual workers, leaders, team leaders, and councilors, directors, supervisors and contract staff chosen from Ndokwa-West and Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. Data for the study were collected via primary and secondary sources, with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire instrument. Krejcie and Morgan table was used to determine the sample size of two hundred and forty three (243) respondents. A stratified sampling technique was used in this study. The study was driven by primary and secondary data which were analyzed using Pearson Correlation and multiple regression analysis as analytical tools. The findings from the study analysis reported that collective bargaining and participative leadership have stronger significant effects on employee performance of Ndokwa-West and Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State, transparent communication and knowledge oriented based management was also significant in achieving employee of Ndokwa-West and Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. the study concluded that participatory management practices have significant effect on employee performance. The study recommended that Directors in public establishments should realise that there is a need to balance workers interests with business needs while threading through labour legislation and labour relations. Thus, managers of mining companies should give trade unions enough room to in a bid to have employee grievances addressed through collective bargaining. In a nut shell the managers should be guided by the precept of the law during a collective bargaining scenario so that they stick to the clause(s) that govern the rate at which collective bargaining may be undertaken and situations which permit the reviewing of agreements can be reviewed in a manner that is clear and precise