Abstract: This research was set to establish the effect of Participatory Decision Making on Employee Satisfaction in Parastatals Mombasa County. The purpose of this study was to help organizations identify participatory decision-making methods they can use that will have a positive impact on the feelings that their employees have about their organizations. The general objectives of this research were to determine the effect of job autonomy, employee empowerment and transformational leadership on employee satisfaction among Parastatals in Mombasa County. A total of 74 employees were sampled from a total of 37 Parastatals. To assess the effect of PDM on employee satisfaction, questionnaires were used to collect primary data. A pilot test was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the instrument. Data was then be analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis and the relationship between PDM and employee satisfaction was determined using regression analysis. The findings showed that job autonomy had an average positive relationship with employee satisfaction while transformational leadership and employee empowerment had a strong positive relationship with employee satisfaction.
Keywords: Participatory Decision Making, job autonomy, employee empowerment, transformational leadership, employee satisfaction.
Title: Effect of Participatory Decision Making on Employee Satisfaction in Parastatals in Mombasa County
Author: Kale Ali Omar, Dr. Jean Uzel, Dr. Mary Peninah Ibua
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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