Abstract:
The present study is an insight about the relationship between employee participation in decision
making and job satisfaction. This study was conducted on the positivism approach to research.
The data was collected by structured questionnaire from Gondar city revenue administration. So
as to achieve the objectives of this study, information was gathered through self administered
questionnaire from a sample of 125 respondents of Gondar city revenue administration
employees. These respondents were selected using stratified sampling technique. The data
collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using statistical tools such as mean, standard
deviation, correlation, and simple linear and multiple regression analysis.
In the descriptive analysis the results showed that overall level of employee participation in
decision making in the revenue administration is low (mean=2.68) and also many of the
respondent responded that they were dissatisfied by their work in both intrinsic, extrinsic and
overall level of job satisfaction with a low (mean=2.44).
Employee knowing of organizational aims and targets is significantly, positively related and best
predictor of participation in decision making, advancement and working conditions are
significantly, positively related and best predictor of intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic
satisfaction respectively.
The findings indicate that a significantly strong positive correlation was found to exist between
overall job satisfaction and participation in decision-making (r=0.597).
The findings indicate also a positively strong correlation between participation in
decision-making and intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction in relation to advancement (r=0.698);
independence (r=0.667); use of skills and abilities (r=0.547); responsibility (r=0.533);
compensation (r=0.609) and working condition(r=0.533). The findings indicate that the level of
job satisfaction for workers at GCRA increases proportionately with an increase in their level of
participation in decision-making
