The purpose of this field research was to investigate the psychological effects of participation in decision-making(PDM) on university faculties' organizational behaviors. For this purpose, 208 professors from 6 universities were selected as subjects....
The purpose of this field research was to investigate the psychological effects of participation in decision-making(PDM) on university faculties' organizational behaviors. For this purpose, 208 professors from 6 universities were selected as subjects. They responded to a structured questionnaire designed to get informations about organizational environment, characteristics of process of decision-making in their university, their psychological state, and behaviors in organization. The statistical testing were administrate for validity and reliability of the questionnaire. collected data were analysed by using SAS for Win 6.12.
The Main findings of this survey study were as follows:
First, Professors well known the necessary of organizational change in university. And they reported that they participate in decision-making process but they were usually frustrated in such a processes.
Second, The perceived organizational environment, participation in decision-making, and experienced frustration had effects on the psychological states, for example, perceived procedural justice, stress, sense of uncertainty.
Finally, Participation in decision-making processes had effects on professors' organizational behaviors, for example, organizational committment, job satisfaction, work motivation. But PDM had not a effect on turnover intention.
Besed on these results, were discussed the importance and implications of PDM in university.