Employee Empowerment

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This paper explains that employee empowerment is defined as a concept by which employees and the groups in which they work feel that they have a voice and influence in decisions that are made by those above them. The author examines organizational structure that support and encourage employee empowerment. The paper stresses that the team approach is an essential element to all leadership application because it allows for the development of perceptual employee empowerment. The author applies systems theory and behaviorism to this personnel management issue.

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"A team model may be the best ideological structure, as individuals will feel empowered to help the team by streamlining production through their own inside knowledge of the system, how it works and how it can be tweaked to produce better results. Those who have been traditionally seen as middle management will be eliminated, either through leveling or elimination, and this may be the most difficult of the transition, as such individuals may feel ownership to their previous authority, and have a difficult time with the idea or reality of demotion."

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