Employee Participation and Organizational Identification: Implications of the Mediating Effect of Organizational Culture

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between employee participation and organizational identification in Nigerian manufacturing organizations and also examined the mediating role of organizational culture in the relationship. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted and data was drawn from 191 employees of selected manufacturing companies. The findings revealed that employee participation through practices such as quality circles and joint consultation committees significantly correlates with organizational identification. Also organizational culture is revealed to partially yet significantly mediate between employee participation and organizational identification. The findings are thereafter discussed and conclusions made.

Keywords: Employee participation, Organizational identification, Quality circles, Joint consultation committees, Organizational culture