The reviewed article is titled “Employee Involvement and Organizational Effectiveness,” under the authorship of Edwinah Amah and Augustine Ehiazu. It was published in the Journal of Management Development in 2013. As the title of the article suggests, this quantitative study is dedicated to examining the extent to which employee involvement influences organizational effectiveness. The article begins with a very elaborate abstract page, which covers the entirety of the paper in full and includes short summaries of the study’s purpose, design, findings, research limitations, practical implications, and originality (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013). The abstract is written in correct form.
The purpose of the article is clearly stated – to examine the extent to which employee involvement influences organizational effectiveness and to examine the extent to which employee involvement influences profitability, productivity, and market share (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013). The background of the research is relevant and will stay relevant for a very long time, as the subject of employee productivity is of paramount importance in business and HR management.
The article’s literature review presents over 45 different articles, which were selected to cover a wide range of topics associated with the research. All sources for this article come from books or peer-reviewed medical journals. Publishing dates of the sources vary between 1968 and 2013. The literature review does not seem to be using any theoretical frameworks.
The researchers present us with a clear rationale as to why they chose a quantitative research approach. The main data collection tool was the interview. A total of 388 respondents were randomly drawn and interviewed (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013). In order to analyze the collected data, the researchers used standard statistical methods, namely Spearman’s correlation analysis method. The methods and instruments were described in detail. Reliability and validity of the results were tested and explained.
According to the authors, the results cannot be generalized because the study was carried out only in the banking industry. Not all the questionnaires given out were retrieved (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013). Some respondents were reluctant to give out information about their organizations because of fear that such information will get to their competitors (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013). Relevant literature on the topic of African origin was scarce. Thus, most of the literature reviewed was from Europe and America (Amah & Ahiauzu 2013).
The results presented in this research clearly show the relationship between employee involvement, organizational effectiveness, profitability, productivity, and market share. The paper provides plenty of justification and analysis to go along with the steps involved in data analysis. The paper features several tables but no graphs, which does not help to visualize the information much.
The study highlights the important results by mentioning them in the abstract, and later in the discussion and conclusion sections. The results of the research, however, do not seem to have any direct practical uses, as its main purpose is to expand the body of knowledge on the subject and serve as a benchmark for other researchers and practitioners to use.
The conclusion of the paper reaffirms the paper’s thesis and states the results of the research in a short and succinct manner. It also provides ample recommendations for Nigerian banks and managers to foster a culture that promotes commitment and employee interest, in order to increase productivity, profitability, and market share. The reference list is present, and all sources are cited in APA style. However, the style slightly differs from the latest iteration of APA used nowadays.