Participative Management

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ARCHANA KASHYAP (42) SUMEDHA SONAL(53) SHRADHA KUJUR(59)

CONTENT
1.INTRODUCTION………………………………..PAGE-3
2.EVOLUTION OF PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA………………………PAGE-5
3.DEFINITION OF PARTIPATIVE
MANAGEMENT……………………………………PAGE-7
4.CHARECTERISTICS……………………………PAGE-9
5.NEED OF PARTICIPATIVE
MANAGEMENT……………………………………PAGE-11
6.IMPORTANCE OFEMPLOYEES PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT…………………………………PAGE-13
7.HURDLES IN PARTICIPATIVE
MANAGEMENT……………………………………..PAGE-16
8.BIBILIOGRAPHY…………………………………PAGE-19

INTRODUCTION

The meaning of the concept 'Participative Management' needs to be understood in the background of its historical evolution from the beginning of this century. It has been developed and improved in different forms in different countries to suit the requirements of the political system and economic structure of the countries concerned. In this chapter, the meaning of the concept of Participative Management as it is understood in recent years has been explained. It is followed by a discussion of some important definitions of the concept, as defined by the prominent experts in the field. Since the concept of Participative Management is mainly developed and being implemented in the western industrialized countries, an attempt is also made in this chapter to present the historical evolution of the concept in most of the developed countries. The experience in the socialist country, namely U.S.S.R. is also outlined briefly. The experience of some of the developing countries too, are discussed. The evolution and the development of the concept 'Participative Management' in India, are then analyzed. Participative (or participatory) management, otherwise known as