Eleni Triantafillidou* |
Corresponding Author: Eleni Triantafillidou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
Revised: 21 September 2020; |
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The aim of the study is to evaluate and broaden
existing theory and research on the added value of employee involvement and
participation practices through the lens of Employee Relations and Human
Resource Management. The review includes 62 articles published during the
period 2003-2018 and evaluates the type of research of publications, empirical
or theoretical, the research methodology, the sectors and services where the
research is conducted and the main findings. The dimensions of employee
participation have a strong impact on organizational performance, employee
behaviors and attitudes. This study divides recent research on employee
participation into ten thematic categories including (1) organizational
performance (business performance, productivity, business success and
competitive advantage), (2) forms and practices of employee participation,
linking employee participation with (3) job satisfaction and (4) organizational
commitment, (5) employee and management perceptions and attitudes towards
participation, the relationship of employee participation to (6) change
management, (7) the work environment, (8) staffing strategy and (9) the
financial crisis and (10) the effects of employee participation. The findings
of this study underline the added value of employee participation practices offering
practical implications and suggestions to improve employee participation with
the aim to increase the effectiveness of both Human Resource Management
function and Organization.
Keywords: Employee
relations, Employee involvement, Employee participation, Employee voice, Human
resource management.