Participative Management and Employee Performance in Complexe Scolaire Sainte Felicite University, Cotonou Benin Republic

ABSTRACT 

This study investigated the relationship between Participative management and employee performance at Complexe Scolaire Sainte Felicite, Cotonou, Benin Republic. To achieve the purpose, the study determine the profile of respondents, effectiveness of participative management system of the school ; level of employee performance; and established the relation between participative management systems and the level of employee performance as specific objective. The study design used was descriptive correlation and the research population was 300. Trough Sloven’s formula, a sample size of 171 respondents was established. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample respondents. Self- administered questionnaires were used as research instruments. The validity and reliability of instruments were obtained trough validity content and pre-testing. Ethical considerations of research were followed in the study and data was analyzed through frequency, percentages, means, correlation and regression matrix. The findings indicate that participative management systems was effective at the mean of 2.63 ; the level of employee performance at the school was found to be high at the mean of 2.65 ; and the Results using Pearson’s Linear Correlation Coefficient found that Participative management is significantly and positively correlated with employee performance (r=-0.355, sig. =0.000). Regression analysis results indicated that participative management was found responsible for over 12% variation towards employee performance in Complexe Scolaire Sainte Felicite (Adjusted r2=0.120).. The study conducted that effectiveness in participative management of the school is positively significant related to the level of employee performance. It was recommended that the managers enhances training and provides different mechanisms of participative management such that best practices of management can be in place to stimulate the level of employee performance in the School.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A

DECLARATION B ii

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

LIST OF TABLES ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE _THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

General objectives 3

Research Questions 3

Hypothesis 3

Operational Definition of Key Terms 6

Participative Management 6

CHAPTER TWO _REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 7

Concepts, Opinions Ideas from Authors/Experts 7

Theoretical Perspectives 19

Related Studies 20

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY 22

Research Design 22

Research population 22

Sample size 22

Sampling design and procedure 23

Research Instruments 24

Validity and Reliability of the study 24

Data Gathering Procedures 25

Data Analysis 26

Ethical Considerations 27

Limitations of the study 27

CHAPTER FOUR _PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA. 29

Profile of Respondents 29

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 39

Summary of Findings 39

Conclusions 40

Recommendations 41

Areas for Further Studies 42

REFERENCES 43

APPENDIX I TRANSMITTAL LETTER 53

APPENDIX lB : AUTHORI5ATION LETTER 54

CLEARANCE FROM ETHICS COMMITTE 55

APPENDIX III INFORMED CONSENT 56

APPENDIX IVA FACE SHEET: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 57

RESPONDENTS 57

APPENDIX IVB QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF PARICIPATIVE

MANAGEMENT AT COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE SAINTE FELICITE 59

APPENDIX VI TIME FRAME 63

RESEARCHERS CV 6