Organisational Structure, Employee Involvement and Quality of Managerial Decision-Making in the Manufacturing Sector

  • Gloria Chinyere ALANEME cUniversity of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Peace Nneka OBASI University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
  • Paul Kojo AMETEPE University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
Keywords: Departmentalization, Hierarchy Oof Authority, Managerial Decision Quality, Specialization, Organizational Structure

Abstract

Though managerial decision-making plays an essential role in the success of an organization, numerous organizations continue to face challenges with making prompt, strategic, and successful decisions often as a result of ineffective or misaligned organizational structures. Therefore, this study examines the influence of organizational structure on managerial decision-making quality and the mediating role of employee involvement in this relationship in Flour Mills Nigeria. The study was anchored on two theories including decision theory and contingency theory. The study employed descriptive design, using a structured questionnaire, administered to a population of 73 participants using census survey, with 50 completed copies of the questionnaire returned and 44 copies analyzed. The data were processed using SPSS, employing frequency and percentages, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Regression analysis to test four hypotheses raised. The study findings revealed a strong positive effect of specialization on managerial decision-making quality; a positive influence of departmentalization on managerial decision-making quality; and a statistically non-significant impact of organizational hierarchy on managerial decision-making quality; and lastly, organizational structure accounted for a significant variance in managerial decision-making quality. Based on these findings, the study recommends that organizations, particularly Flour Mill of Nigeria, should continue to strengthen specialization by introducing professional development, defining role clarity, and ensuring job-person fit. Departmentalization should be retained as a structural principle; interdepartmental collaboration must be fostered to avoid silos.

Published
2025-10-06