Workers Participation in Management

“Workers Participation in Management" in Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited This Project Report is on Workers Participation in Management {WPM} of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited {BHEL}, Project Report, Economic Decisions, Social Decisions of Employees

Workers Participation in Management It is the process, by which authority and responsibility of managing industry are shared with workers. Three groups of managerial decisions affect the workers of any industrial establishment and hence the workers must have a say in it Economic Decisions – Economic Decisions like methods of manufacturing, automation, shutdown, lay-offs, mergers. Personnel Decisions – Personnel Decisions like recruitment and selection, promotions, demotions, transfers, grievance settlement, work distribution. Social Decisions – Social Decisions like hours of work, welfare measures, questions affecting work rules and conduct of individual worker’s safety, health, sanitation and noise control. In practice, the participation of employees/workers can take place by one or all the methods listed below:            

Board level participation Ownership participation Complete control Staff or work councils Joint councils and committees Collective Bargaining Job enlargement and enrichment Suggestion schemes Quality circles Empowered teams Total Quality Management [TQM] Financial participation

Significance of Study Workers Participation in Management [WPM] in BHEL : 1. To improve the efficiency of enterprise.

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To establish harmonious industrial relation To attain industrial peace and harmony To give the workers and acceptable status. To develop self management in the industry. To increase the productivity level with mutual understanding Easy to implement the change may by possible by WPM Information sharing and decision making Improving the self control degree.

Factor considering by BHEL in Employees/Workers Participation in Management [WPM] :             

The type of decision Subject matter of participation Level of participation Subsidiary level Time factor Extend of participation Significance of decision Industrial practices Past experience data Degree of possibility No. of workers Methods of participation Managerial views regarding workers

Objectives of Project Report Objectives of Project Report shoes the ultimate aim for doing the work on project these are as follows1. To analyze about the various methods of workers participation in management [WPM] 2. To determine the criteria for workers participation in management 3. To analyze about the various results and effectiveness in regarding of workers participation in management [WPM] to BHEL 4. To determine the factors for workers participation in management [WPM] 5. To analysis about the challenges faced by BHEL for workers participation in management [WPM] 6. To analyze about the full concept of workers participation in management. Research Methodology Research Methodology (also called manner) is defined as "the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline". Research Methods

The goal of the research process is to produce new knowledge. Some of research methods are: Exploratory Research : Exploratory research, which structures and identifies new problems Constructive Research : Constructive research, which develops solutions to a problem Empirical Research : Empirical research, which tests the feasibility of a solution using empirical evidence As discussed previous the main approaches of research, Here I used in this project report on Workers Participation in Management [WPM], an exploratory research approach. Analysis and interpretation BHEL focus three main principle for WPM a. Experience b. Possibilities c. People building and mutual development.

Ways and methods of WPM in BHEL

Maximum adopt the method of Q.C.C and T.Q.M Findings    

BHEL also focus on saving plans through WPM There are various constraints and challenges of WPM in BHEL such as secrecy level managerial attitude industrial practices degree participation and nature of decision BHEL mainly focus on QCC and TQM for WPM and other methods are simultaneously adopt. Possibility and experience are two main principle for WPM in BHEL

Conclusion As we can conclude that WPM is very important tool for productivity increased harmonious relationship and industrial growth. There are various methods of WPM, but QCC and TQM are mostly followed by BHEL.