THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF EMPLOYEES: A MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Organizational commitment is an important factor because the extent to which employees feel attached and committed to their organizations, will lead to higher productivity and lower turnover. Committed employees are also more focused on their respective tasks. The study is based on the service sector and private NGOs were surveyed, from where 280 responses were collected as part of the survey. The dimensions through which participative management was measured were employee priorities, managerial attitude and training consistency. The study found that there was a moderate positive relationship between all the dimensions of participative management and organizational commitment. The study also found that employee involvement mediated the relationship of participative management with organizational commitment. The mediating effect of Employee Involvement was proven with the help of step wise regression analysis and Sobel test. This study can contribute to managerial sector as it clearly shows that employee involvement is necessary for organizational commitment to fully perpetuate in organization. If organizations involve employees at different levels, it will lead to a more concerned approach towards organization and will ultimately generate organizational commitment.