Assessing the Influence of Employee Participation in Decision Making on the Performance of Guarantee Trust Bank, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Enobong E. Jonah; Dienye G. F. Brown; Kabiraah F. Azeez; Charity Imima Abasi Bassey

doi:10.56201/ijefm.v10.no12.2025.pg180.194

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Assessing the Influence of Employee Participation in Decision Making on the Performance of Guarantee Trust Bank, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Enobong E. Jonah, Dienye G. F. Brown, Kabiraah F. Azeez, Charity Imima Abasi Bassey

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The study was carried out to assess the influence of employee participation in decision-making on performance of Guarantee Trust Bank, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of all core employees of Guarantee Trust Bank (Abak road branch and Udo Udoma branch) Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, totaling one hundred and five (104) employees. The study adopted primary source of data. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire. Test of hypotheses were done using the descriptive and inferential statistics. The inferential statistics was simple linear regression technique. Findings of the study revealed that with an R2 value 0.912, there is a significant positive influence of consultative participation on organizational performance of Guarantee Trust Bank Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Also, it showed that with an R2 value of 0.791, there is a significant positive influence of delegative participation on organizational performance of Guarantee Trust Bank Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The study concluded that consultative participation, and delegative participation are key aspects of employee participation in decision-making that positively influence organizational growth and performance. Based on the conclusion of the study, it was recommended among others that the management of Guarantee Trust Bank uyo, should establish a structured framework for consultative participation, ensuring employees' voices are heard and valued in strategic decision-making.

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Employee ParticipationConsultative participationDelegative ParticipationPerformance

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Assessing the Influence of Employee Participation in Decision Making on the Performance of Guarantee Trust Bank, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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