Workers participation in management

The concept of workers participation in management has been exercising thoughts of management experts, industrial owners, the working class and the research scholars the world over so much that many countries have attempted to give practical shape to it in one form or another. It is one of the widely debated issues in industrial relations. Diversity of views makes difficult a clear understanding of the concept. Participation is one of the most misunderstood ideas that have emerged from the field of human relations. The book Participative Management written by me has given a clarity to the concept. The book has dealt elaborately the participative experience of various countries. It has reviewed all relevant literature relating to the topic. Besides it has developed a strong theoretical base for the concept. The rest part of the book is based on research study conducted in certain mills of National Textile Corporation of India. The study has explored the various facets of participative management practiced by National Textile Corporation (NTC).