International Journal of Business, Management and Commerce (IJBMC)

“Participative management is a process in which subordinates share a significant degree of decision-making power with their immediate superiors” (Hasham, 2012, p.136). Managers who demonstrate the ability and willingness to share decision-making with employees display a positive general approach towards management-workforce relationships. Participative management also known as democratic leadership creates balance between managers and employees. Sharing comes from trust that allows stakeholders to be engaged in information handling, decision making and conflict resolution. Accordingly, employees become satisfied and motivated to perform effectively and efficiently. This paper will highlight this concept and if it is applied by top management at Notre Dame University, Lebanon.