Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Participative Management -- I. Introduction -- Statement of the Problem -- Purpose of the Study -- Summary -- II. Review of Related Literature -- Introduction -- Increased Communication -- Quality Circles (QC) -- Quality of Work Life (QWL) -- Joint Decision Making -- Conflict Resolution -- Increased Job Satisfaction -- Increased Cooperation -- Productivity -- Summary -- III. Design and Methodology -- Design of the Study -- Participants in the Study -- Instrumentation -- Collection of the Data -- Analysis of Data -- Hypothesis I -- Hypothesis II -- Hypothesis III -- Hypothesis IV -- Hypothesis V -- Summary -- IV. Results -- Introduction -- Demographic Characteristics of the Sample -- Level 1 Female Present -- Level 1 Female Not Present -- Analyses Results -- Results of Hypothesis I -- Results of Hypothesis II -- Results of Hypothesis III -- Results of Hypothesis IV -- Results of Hypothesis V -- Summary -- V. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Conclusions -- Response Rate -- Correlational Analyses -- Hypotheses -- Hypothesis I -- Hypothesis II -- Hypothesis III -- Hypothesis IV -- Hypothesis V -- Recommendations -- Study Format Changes -- Summary -- Appendices -- A. Factor/Question List -- B. Correlation Matrix of POC Sub-Sections with POC Sub-Sections -- C. Correlation Matrix of Individual POC Factors -- D. Correlational Analyses ofPOC Sub-Factors With POC Sub-Factors -- E. Profile of Organizattional Characteristics -- F. Correlation Matrix of POC Categories -- Bibliography -- Index