Participative decision-making in organizations

Participative decision-making (PDM) is the extent to which employers allow or encourage employees to share or participate in organizational decision-making.^[1] According to Cotton et al., the format of PDM could be formal or informal.^[2] In addition, the degree of participation could range from zero to 100% in different participative management (PM) stages.^[2][3]

PDM is one of many ways in which an organization can make decisions. The leader must think of the best possible way that will allow the organization to achieve the best results. According to Abraham Maslow, workers need to feel a sense of belonging to an organization (see Maslow's hierarchy of needs).^{[citation needed]}