INTRODUCTION

Workers participation in management is a very important concept in the human resource management and to be accepted in each and every organization. The concept of workers participation in management is based on Human Relations and industrial relations. The concept of Workers Participation in Management (WPM) refers to participation of all the employees in the decision-making process of the organization. Workers participation is also known as labour participation or employee participation in management. Workers participation in management implies mental and physical involvement of workers in the management of organization. Workers participation in management is an important concept that should be implemented in each every organization. Because it helps in increasing the heartful relationships between employees and employers, employees and employees. Workers participation in management brings the self confidence in the mind set of employees/workers that they have the right to share their believes and ideas to the management. Workers participation in management is an essential ingredient of Industrial democracy. The concept of workers participation in management is based on Human Relations approach to Management which brought about a new set of values to labour and management. Traditionally the concept of Workers Participation in Management (WPM) refers to participation of non-managerial employees in the decision-making process of the organization. Workers participation is also known as labour participation or employee participation in management. In Germany, it is known as co-determination while in Yugoslavia it is known as self-management. The International Labour Organization has been encouraging member nations to promote the scheme of Workers Participation in Management. Workers participation in management implies mental and emotional involvement of workers in the management of enterprise. It is considered as a mechanism where workers have a say in the decision-making. Participation basically means sharing the decision-making power with the lower ranks of the organization in an appropriate manner.

Definition:

According to Keith Davis, Participation refers to the mental and emotional involvement of a person in a group situation which encourages him to contribute to group goals and share the responsibility of achievement.

According to Walpole, Participation in Management gives the worker a sense of importance, pride and accomplishment; it gives him the freedom of opportunity for self-expression; a feeling of belongingness with the place of work and a sense of workmanship and creativity.

The concept of WPM is a broad and complex one. Depending on the socio-political environment and cultural conditions, the scope and contents of participation change.

International Institute of Labour Studies (ILO): WPM is the participation resulting from the practices which increase the scope for employees share of influence in decision-making at different tiers of organizational hierarchy with concomitant (related) assumption of responsibility.

ILO: Workers participation, may broadly be taken to cover all terms of association of workers and their representatives with the decision-making process, ranging from exchange of information, consultations, decisions and negotiations, to more institutionalized forms such as the presence of workers member on management or supervisory boards or even management by workers themselves (as practiced in Yugoslavia). The main implications of workers participation in management as summarized by ILO are as follows: Workers have ideas which can be useful Workers may work more intelligently if they are informed about the reasons for and the intention of decisions that are taken in a participative atmosphere The concept of workers participation in management encompasses the following:

It provides scope for employees in decision-making of the organization.

The participation may be at the shop level, departmental level or at the top level. The participation includes the willingness to share the responsibility of the organization by the workers.

Features of WPM:
1. Participation means mental and emotional involvement rather than mere physical presence. 2. Workers participate in management not as individuals but collectively as a group through their representatives. 3. Workers participation in management may be formal or informal. In both the cases, it is a system of communication and consultation whereby employees express their opinions and contribute to managerial decisions. 4. There can be 5 levels of WPM:

Information participation: It ensures that employees are able to receive information and express their views pertaining to the matter of general economic importance.

Consultative importance: Here workers are consulted on the matters of employee welfare such as work, safety and health. However, final decision always rests with the top-level management, as employees views are only advisory in nature.

Associative participation: It is an extension of consultative participation as management here is under the moral obligation to accept and implement the unanimous decisions of the employees. Under this method, the managers and workers jointly take decisions.

Administrative participation: It ensures greater share of workers participation in discharge of managerial functions. Here, decisions already taken by the management come to employees, preferably with alternatives for administration and employees have to select the best from those for implementation.

Decisive participation: This is the highest level of participation where decisions are jointly taken on the matters relating to production, welfare etc.,

According to Gosep, workers participation may be viewed as: An instrument for increasing the efficiency of enterprises and establishing harmonious relations; A device for developing social education for promoting solidarity among workers and for tapping human talents; A means for achieving industrial peace and harmony which leads to higher productivity and increased production; A humanitarian act, elevating the status of a worker in the society; An ideological way of developing self-management and promoting industrial democracy.

Objectives of WPM:

To establish Industrial Democracy. To build the most dynamic Human Resources. To satisfy the workers social and esteem needs. To strengthen labour-management co-operation and thus maintain Industrial peace and harmony.

To promote increased productivity for the advantage of the organization, workers and the society at large.

Its psychological objective is to secure full recognition of the workers.

Other objectives of WPM can be cited as:

To improve the quality of working life (QWL) by allowing the workers greater influence and involvement in work and satisfaction obtained from work.

To secure the mutual co-operation of employees and employers in achieving industrial peace; greater efficiency and productivity in the interest of the enterprise, the workers, the consumers and the nation.

Importance of WPM:

Unique motivational power and a great psychological value. Peace and harmony between workers and management. Workers get to see how their actions would contribute to the overall growth of the company.

They tend to view the decisions as `their own and are more enthusiastic in their implementation.

Participation makes them more responsible. They become more willing to take initiative and come out with cost-saving suggestions and growth-oriented ideas.

Ways of workers participation in the organization: 1. Participation through Ownership 2. Participation through Complete Control 3. Participation through Staff or Work Councils 4. Participation through joint councils & committees: 5. Participation Through Collective Bargaining Definitions: The concept of WPM is a broad and complex one. Depending on the socio-political environment and cultural conditions, the scope and contents of participation change.

NEED FOR THE STUDY: Employee participation is a developmental concept in every organization, because, employees in the organization are in a position to express their views and ideas regarding the particular concept. It is easy and necessary to study this concept in the Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. According to the current situation every organization should recommend the workers participation in the managerial decisions. So that involvement brings the highly qualified work, employee motivation which leads to the success of the company and helps in increasing productivity. The study is totally a fact-finding study. The main aim of this is to identify and evaluate the Participative program given to the employees working in Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1. To study the participation of employees in the Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. 2. To know the impact of Employee participation in management. 3. To know whether the employees are participating in the managerial activities. 4. To know employees feelings regarding the concept of Employee participation in management. 5. To know the forums and schemes established towards Employee participation in Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. 6. To know the consequences after implementing the Employee participation in management at Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. SCOPE OF THE STUDY: The present study deals with the Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. It conciders the employees of Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar only and it does not include any other branches of Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SOURCES OF DATA: For the purpose of the study two kinds of data has been used.

1. Primary data. 2. Secondary data. 1. Primary data: The data for the analysis of workers participation is gathered through the questionnaire. Questionnaire is submitted to the employees of Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar and their response are taken into concideration. 2. Secondary data: Secondary data is gathered from the organization records, journals, books and websites. Type of research: The current study considers the descriptive and quantitative research. It means that it is a descriptive study and includes the total description regarding the workers participation and other concepts. It is a quantitative research that it includes quantifying the responses given by the respondents about workers participation in management. TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION The tool for data collection is quite popular, particularly in case of big enquires. In this method a questionnaire is sent to the persons with a request to answer and return the questionnaire. A questionnaire consists of a number of questions in a definite order on a form or a set of forms. SAMPLING DESIGN Sample size: The sample size taken for survey includes 85 employees. The sample takes in to consideration/constitutes the employees in organization.

Sample technique: A sample design is definite plan determined before data was actually collected for obtaining a sample from given population. In this study, random sampling is used. Population The total no. of employees in the Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar is called the population i.e., 50-100 employees. Sample unit The set of elements which helps in selecting the sample size is sample unit. Sample unit for the current study is Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. TOOLS USED FOR THE STUDY MS- Office MS- Excel Tables Charts like bar Charts and pie- Charts Frequency distribution

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 1. The research study is confined only to Sree Seethu Granites, Karimnagar. 2. The sample was chosen randomly which might not be the actual representatives of the total population, due to which there may be an error. 3. Information is partially based on secondary data & hence authenticity of the study can be visualized & is measurable. 4. The accuracy of the answers depends upon the mode of interest of respondents. 5. As the data is collected from the customers, there is every possibility that the given information by the customers may not be correct as their opinion, attitudes etc., may differ from others.