ZENITH International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research

Vol.2 Issue 12, December 2012, ISSN 2249 8826

Online available at http://zenithresearch.org.in/

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A STUDY OF WORKER'S PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT

DR.D.T.CHAVARE

C.D.Jain College of Commerce, Shrirampur.


ABSTRACT
Worker's Participation in Management (WPM) is so broad that it has acquired different meaning
for different people. It is one of the most widely and a forcefully debated issue of industrial
relation it has been defined clearly because it has come to be associated with varying practices in
different countries. Management experts executives look upon it as a tool for improving the
overall performance of an enterprise. It means that workers are given an opportunity to take part
in those decisions. Which affects their wage and their working conditions and this participation
paves way to harmonious industrial relations in an atmosphere, which is conductive to increased
productivity and efficiency. Participation in management would fulfill workers urge for self
expressions, which would also compensate for any feeling of loss in material benefit. Workers
participation in management generates feelings among workers and thus it helps in motivating. It
acts also as a mean of improving industrial relations and increase efficiency of workers. This
paper highlights different aspects of WPM in of Chetan Industries Pvt. Ltd. Solapur.

KEYWORDS: Worker's Participation in Management, Quality of Workforce, Motives of
Worker's Participation, Managerial Decisions.
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