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Abstract:
The study focused on the effect of employees, participation in decision making on organisational performance, with reference to National Root Crops Research Institutes Umudike. Specifically, the study sought to: ascertain the impact of employees' participation in decision making on work commitment and examine the effect of employees' participation in decision making on the productivity of NRCRI Umudike. The study adopted survey research design, primary and secondary data were used. The population of the study consist of all the employees of the institution. Logistic Regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to run the analysis through SPSS version 20. The major findings revealed that: there is a positive relationship between employees' participation in decision making and work commitment of the employees in the institution. Employees participation in decision making has a low positive effect on the productivity of the institution with correlation coefficient of (r = 0.228). The study concluded that employees' participation in decision making have a positive effect on organisational performance, and recommends that the management of National Root Crops Research Institutes Umudike should adopt adept participatory approach in administration/decision making in order to encourage employees' affirmative commitment to organizational goals and objectives.
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