Empowerment of Employees

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that a critical aspect of business today is the need to empower employees, thereby creating a healthier business from within filled with capable and self-relying team members.
The writer points out that in order to stay competitive with today's changing business world, many companies have decided to transition from an authoritarianism structure to an empowerment structure. The writer then studies methods in which it is possible to empower employees and looks at why these methods are critical for company growth and employee development. The writer concludes that the traditional idea of centralized management is fading; thus, with innovation, a decentralized leadership scheme is more likely to be practiced in today's modern businesses.

Outline:
Introduction
Problem Statement
Methodology
What is Empowerment and Where Did this Theory Originate?
How Can Companies Empower Employees and What Methods are Currently Being Used?
What is the Manager's Role in the Structure of Empowerment and How Empowerment Contributes to the Success of a Business?
Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations:

From the Paper:

"This changing trend is where the concept of empowerment emerged."
"Empowerment is defined by the delegation of autonomy to employees and allowing them to have the responsibility and authority of completing the task at hand. This theory does not indicate an employee's total control over production, but it does provide them with the autonomy to make certain needed decisions. They are able to offer individual ideas and work more collectively in the planning process. Empowerment has moved beyond the principle of delegation, instead it redistributes power and decision making. This theory moves past the controls that once existed and instead allows responsibility and accountability."

Sample of Sources Used:

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• Conger, Jay. "The Empowerment Process: Integrating Theory and Practice." The Academy of Management Review 13 (1988): 471-482. <http://links.jstor.org/sici?=0363-7425%28198807%2913%3A3%3c471%3ate>
• Manning, George and Kent Curtis. The Art of Leadership. : McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2007.
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• Spreitzer, Gretchen. "Psychological Empowerment in the Workplace." The Academy of Management Journal 38 (1995): 1442-1465.

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