participative
Sharing in decisions
Participative describes involvement in decision-making or activity, especially in organizational contexts.
A participative management style invites employees into the process: The company adopted a more participative approach to planning.
The word overlaps with participatory but tends toward formal or business settings.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
alliance · collective · shared · mutual · cooperative · united · combined · concerted
Formally registering a choice
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- representationDepiction or likeness
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
deliberation · town hall · consensus · assembly · council · suffrage · ballot · referendum
Participating or complicated
- activeIn operation now
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- contributingGiving to a cause
invested · attentive · responsive · proactive · dedicated · immersed · interactive · present
Worker-contributed ideas
- workplace democracyCollective worker control of business
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
open-door · feedback · consultation · inclusion · shared leadership · flat hierarchy
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
synergy · alliance · collective · shared · mutual · cooperative · united · combined · concerted · interdependent
voting
Formally registering a choice
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- representationDepiction or likeness
- civicPertaining to community affairs
constituency · deliberation · town hall · consensus · assembly · council · suffrage · ballot · referendum · citizen
involved
Participating or complicated
contributing · invested · attentive · responsive · proactive · dedicated · immersed · interactive · present · conscientious
employee input
Worker-contributed ideas
- workplace democracyCollective worker control of business
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- decentralizedLacking single authority
empowerment · open-door · feedback · consultation · inclusion · shared leadership · flat hierarchy
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
- managementmanagers, management, executives, boss, supervisors
participativeautocratic
Ruling with absolute authority
authoritarian · top-down · dictatorial · hierarchical · nonparticipative
participativepassive
Not actively participating
uninvolved · disengaged · nonparticipating · spectating · observational
participativenonparticipative
Not taking part
exclusionary · exclusive · closed · restrictive · uninvolved
- participation trophiesPrizes for mere involvement
- participation trophyAward for mere involvement
- audience participationSpectators actively joining performance
- participation awardTrophy for simply competing
- participation medalPrize for simply competing
- labor force participationPercentage employed or job-seeking