Empowering Employees
More than 70% of organisations today practice some form of empowerment initiative. The concept explains how companies introduce empowerment practices and the reasons they are pursuing when doing so.
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Empowering Employees Definition
Empowerment is based on organisational policies, practices and a culture that encourages and motivates employees at all levels to take responsibility and authority over their work (Appelbaum and Honeggar, 1998).
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- Appelbaum, S. and Honeggar, K. (1998) Empowerment: A Contrasting Overview of Organizations in General and Nursing in Particular - An examination of Organizational Factors, Managerial Behaviors, Job Design, and Structural Power. Empowerment in Organizations, Vol. 6(2), pp. 29-50.
- Aryee, S. and Chen, Z.X. (2006) Leader-Member Exchange in a Chinese Context: Antecedents, the Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment and Outcomes. Journal of Business Research, Vol. 59, pp. 793-801.
- Barrutia, J., Charterina, J. and Gilsanz, A. (2009) Salesperson Empowerment in Spanish Banks: A Performance-Driven View. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Vol. 14(1), pp. 40-55.
- Gardiner, P., Leat, M. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2001) Learning in Organizations: HR Implications and Considerations. Human Resource Development International, Vol. 4(3), pp. 391-405.
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