The Effect of Using the Strategy of Employee Participation in Decision-making In Change Programs on Job Satisfaction among the Employees of The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing in Riyadh

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the effect of using the strategy of employee participation in decision-making in change programs on job satisfaction among the employees of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The study was applied to a random sample of employees amounting to (288) employees from the Riyadh region, and the questionnaire was used as a tool for the study consisting of three axes:

The first axis: the level of participation of employees in change programs in decision-making and job satisfaction.

The second axis: the field of participation of workers in change programs in decision-making and job satisfaction.

The third axis: methods and mechanisms for the participation of workers in change programs in decision-making and job satisfaction.

The study reached several results, the most important of which is that the general average of the impact of the employees’ participation in decision-making on job satisfaction is high.

The study also reached several proposals, the most important of which is strengthening the role of employees and urging them to participate in decision-making in change programs along with the heads.