Volume 15, Issue 1
14.Department of Business Studies, College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2.Department of Business & Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
3.Department of Accounting, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Goka Kenneth Atsu,Agormedah Edmond Kwesi,Achina Sampson,et al.How Dimensions of Participatory Decision Making Influence Employee Performance in the Health Sector: A Developing Economy Perspective[J].Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management,2024,15(01):79-95.
Goka Kenneth Atsu,Agormedah Edmond Kwesi,Achina Sampson,et al.How Dimensions of Participatory Decision Making Influence Employee Performance in the Health Sector: A Developing Economy Perspective[J].Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management,2024,15(01):79-95. DOI： 10.47297/wspchrmWSP2040-800506.20241501.
Participatory decision-making (PDM) in an organisation is critical to employees' performance. Stemming from goal-setting theory
this research examines the dimensions of participatory decision-making and employee performance in the health sector from a developing economy's perspective. The study employed an explanatory research design rooted in a positivist philosophical orientation and 460 employees were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. Primary data was collected using a validated questionnaire and analysed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling. Overall
the study revealed that participatory decision-making significantly relates to the performance of health workers. Specifically
both the depth and scope of participatory decision-making are significantly related to employee performance in the health sector. However
there was a non-significant relationship between forms of participatory decision-making and health workers' performance. The study concluded that the depth and scope of participatory decision-making are very necessary for enhancing employee performance in the health sector. The findings alerted the management of health facilities to encourage participatory decision-making among nurses at the various health facilities. Management should consider the level at which employees are engaged in the decision-making process.
EmployeesGoal settingHealth sectorParticipatory decision-making
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