Collaboration Meaning

The dictionary meaning of collaboration is working with someone to produce or create something.

It means taking decision/ implementing relating to various organization issues jointly by the manager and worker’s.

Objective

To prevent worker exploitation Growth of the company economy

through democratic process To resolve the conflicts between

workers and management Sharing information about collective

bargaining process

Intervention

Autonomous work group Industrial democracy socio-technical systems Suggestions schemes

WORKER’S PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT

Meaning of WPM

WPM is a system of communication and consultation, either formal or informal, by which employees of an organization are kept informed about the affairs of an undertaking and through which they express their opinion and contribute to mgt decisions.

Objectives of WPM Increasing productivity for the general

benefit of the enterprise, the employees and the community;

Giving employees a better understanding of their role in the working of the industry & of the production process; and

Satisfying the worker’s urge for self-expression, thus leading to industrial peace, better relations and increased co-operation.

Forms of WPM

Informative & associative participation

Consultative participation Administrative participation Decision participation

Participative forums in India Works committees; Joint mgt. Councils; Joint councils; Unit councils; Plant councils; Shop councils; Workers’ representative on the board of

mgt; and Workers’ participation in share capital.

Conditions necessary for effective working of the scheme

Congenial work environment Well defined roles Faith in the efficacy of the scheme Wide publicity Should be evolutionary Free flow of information throughout the

enterprise Should be based on mutual trust Decisions taken by different participatory forums

must be sincerely carried out in the stipulated time

Reasons for failure of WPM Ideological differences between the employer and

the employees regarding the degree of participation.

Failure to imbibe the spirit of participation by the parties

Multiplicity of participative forums Lack of strong trade unionism Unhappy IR Illiteracy of workers Non co-operative attitude of the working class Delays in the implementation of the decisions of the

participative bodies