Katarzyna Mika, M.A., Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Ryszard Stocki, Professor at SWPS, University of Social Science and Humanities, Department in Katowice, ul. Kossutha 9, 40-844 Katowice, Poland, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Agnieszka Bożek, M.A., Wojtyla-Insttute - Science Foundaton, ul. Smoleńsk 29, 31-112 Cracow, Poland, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Abstract

Aiming to determine which management practice has the strongest influence on the subjective well-being (SWB) of employees, three workplaces were assessed with reference to different levels of total participation management (TPM), an innovative approach to human resource management. The study examined whether the level of TPM is positively related to SWB, defined according to Diener’s (1984) affective and cognitive facets of work. The psychological explanation of the predicted dependence was the level of satisfaction of three basic needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness) distinguished by Deci and Ryan (2000a). The hypothesis about a positive relationship between SWB and TPM was confirmed. Results indicate that the least participative company has employees with the lowest subjective well-being and with the lowest satisfaction of basic psychological needs.

Keywords: Total participation management, subjective well-being, basic psychological needs, self-determination theory.