GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study was to assess the employees’ participation in managerial decision and formation of
efficient workforce and growth of the company. Descriptive survey research design was adopted
for the study. The study was conducted in Calabar. The population of the study 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. The sample size of the study was
determined from the population through the use of the Taro Yamen‟s formula. Simple random
sampling technique was used to select 207 respondents that constituted the sample size used
for the study. This means that every 2nd name on the nominal roll was picked as respondent.
The questionnaire was first subjected to a pilot study with thirty (30) respondents using test and
re-test method within a gap of two weeks between the two test administrations. The test scores
were collated and subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis using SPSS. The
result yielded Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.75. The instrument was therefore, accepted to be
reliable in producing accurate results. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used in testing
the various research hypotheses to ascertain the relationship that exist between the identified
variables. The study concluded that employees' participation in decision making is therefore
inherent in the superior/subordinate relationship. Employees will become more creative,
exhibit greater initiative, and become more responsible when given the opportunity to express
themselves and share in the decisions affecting them and their working environment. Finally, it
was concluded that there is significant relationship between employees’ participation in
managerial decision and formation of efficient workforce by the company. Also that, there is
significant relationship between employees’ participation in managerial decision and growth of
the company. One of the recommendations made was that employees should be given
opportunity to participate in decision making in order to ensure the implementation of the
decision made.