Workers’ Participation in Decision Processes and the Performance of Public Sector: The Case of Federal Road Safety Corps Anambra State Command, 2011 - 202

Abstract

Abstract This study overviews employee’s participation in decision making in Nigerian Public sector using Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra state Command with a view to ascertain the level of workers participation in decision-making, and determine its impact on FRSC corporate performance between 2011 - 2022. The study is quantitative in nature and used researcher’s structured Likert scale questionnaire format to generate data from 360 respondents, which was complemented by extensive review of related literature. SPSS version 20.0 tools were used to analyse the data. Results of analysis reveal workers do not participation in decision-making but are solely responsible for its implementation; and prevalence of corporate poor performance in FRSC Anambra state Command. Therefore, the study observes a statistically significant relationship between workers’ participation in decision-making and corporate performance in the public sector. Primarily, the study recommends the democratisation of decision making in the FRSC Anambra state Command in order to enhance performance. Keywords: Decision Processes, Workers, Participation, FRSC, Nigeria.