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ABSTRACT

The main focus of this study was to appraise the extent to which workers’ participation in managerial decisions affect the corporate productivity of System Metal Industries, Calabar. The study was designed to use survey research method. This design method was considered suitable because of its cross-sectional approach that ensures seeking the views of individual employees, supervisors, and managers. The research was limited to System Metal Limited, Calabar. The population of the study was comprised of all the staff of System Metal Industries Limited, Calabar. They are four hundred and twenty-seven (427) according to the nominal roll of the company. Simple random sampling. The sample size of the study was determined from the population through the use of the Taro Yamen’s formula. In doing this, the researcher mathematically obtained a ratio of the sample size against the population. This gave an approximate number of 207. This means that every 2nd name on the nominal roll was picked as respondent. The main instrument used for data collection in this study was a structured questionnaire titled "Employee Participation and Company Productivity Questionnaire (EPCPQ)". The validity of the instrument was assessed by the supervisor and a statistical consultant with experience in test and measurement to confirm the relevance of each item in relation to the objectives of the study, the hypotheses to be tested, as well as the comprehensibility of each item in relation to the understanding levels of the respondents. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.75, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that there is significant relationship between employees’ participation in managerial decision and profitability of the company. One of the recommendations made in the study was that employees should be given an opportunity to participate in decision-making in order to ensure the implementation of the decision made.

KEYWORDS: Managerial decision, Workers Participation, Productivity, System metal industries and Calabar