IJMT Volume 4, Issue 3 ISSN: 2249-1058 ______________________________________________________________________________ A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India as well as in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A. International Journal of Marketing and Technology http://www.ijmra.us 1 March 2014 THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT Bagiwa Zulaihatu Lawal * Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi Yusuf ** Abstract Many studies have been conducted on decision making, but little has been known about participatory decision making as an essential ingredient in the quest for better organizational management. Research has shown that participatory decision making contributes to better decisions and strategies. Thus, this paper is an attempt to investigate the influence of participatory decision making in organizational management in some selected schools in Katsina State in the Northern part of Nigeria. The subordinate aims of this paper is to describe the factors promoting participatory decision making and factors hindering it, and introduce a simple mechanism for making good decision in organization when everybody is carried along from Islamic perspective. Finally, the paper also highlights advantages and disadvantages of participatory decision-making in organizational management and the author gives suggestion for future investigation on impact of this subject matter, especially from Islamic approach Key Words: Participatory decision making, organizational management. * Faculty of Education International Islamic University Malaysia. ** Kulliyyha of Economics, International Islamic University, Malaysia.