title: Does employee involvement work? Yes, sometimes.
abstract: Employee involvement per se is not always effective for improving performance and/or employee attitudes. Rather, there are several different forms of employee involvement, some of which are effective, while others are not. This article describes seven forms of employee involvement, giving examples, and summarizes research findings for each form, concluding with a summary of which are the best and which are worst. This article also describes what is necessary for effective employee involvement, focusing on management commitment and training for both management and employees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States