EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF UNIVERSITIES IN BAYELSA STATE

Abstract

The study examined employee participation in decision-making and pro-social behaviour among selected tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State. The study used a cross-sectional research design. The Taro Yamane formula was used to sample 358 respondent out of which 301 respondents were  utilized from a population of Three thousand, four hundred and fifty-one (3,451) employees, which consisted of 151 academic staff and 150 non-academic staff from the selected tertiary institutions in Bayelsa State. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the respondents. Experts checked the instrument for face and content validity, and then they used Cronbach's alpha to find out how reliable it was; the result was a coefficient of 0.75, therefore it was reliable. To analyze the demographic characteristics of the respondents, frequency distribution and percentage were used. The Person’s Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research. Similarly, Pearson's significant relationship test was used to test the research hypotheses at the 0.005 level of statistical significance. The findings indicated a significant relationship between consultative and delegative participation, and volunteering; a significant relationship between consultative and delegative participation, and whistle-blowing; and a significant relationship between consultative and delegative participation. Among other things, the study recommends promoting consultative participation for enhanced volunteering.