Recent research revealed that there is a minimum threshold for the level of participative leadership that must be reached before positive effects on employee performance are realized.

Recent studies in organizational behavior and leadership have found that a certain level of participative leadership, where leaders involve employees in decision-making processes, is necessary before a noticeable positive impact on employee performance and organizational outcomes can be observed. This suggests that merely adopting a participative approach is not enough; the approach must be implemented to a significant degree to achieve the desired effects.