Employee Involvement and Participation
4 Describe how employee involvement measures can motivate employees.
Employee involvement and participation (EIP)52 is a process that uses employees’ input to increase their commitment to organizational success. If workers are engaged in decisions that increase their autonomy and control over their work lives, they will become more motivated, more committed to the organization, more productive, and more satisfied with their jobs. These benefits don’t stop with individuals—when teams are given more control over their work, morale and performance increase as well.53
To be successful, EIP programs should be tailored to local and national norms.54 A study of four countries, including India and the United States, ...
Get Organizational Behavior, 17e now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
