Your Supervisor Has Heard That Employee Involvement Is Important and You

Multiple Choice

Your supervisor has heard that employee involvement is important and you have been instructed to research various methods of employee involvement. You are supposed to help assist in the analysis of the probable effects of each of the programs being considered.
-Your supervisor proposes that participative management will solve your productivity, motivation, and job performance problems. Which of the following is not a warning you should give him about this approach?

A) Employees will only be motivated by decisions on issues relevant to their interests.
B) Research shows it has only a modest influence on all these variables.
C) It will provide intrinsic rewards for employees.
D) It is not a sure means for improving employee performance.
E) Employees must have competence and knowledge if they are to make a useful contribution.