what is empowerment - Organization Behavior

What is Empowerment? 5 broad approaches of empowerment.
Most simply put, Empowerment is the process of sharing power with employees.
Empowerment is any process that provides greater autonomy to employees through the sharing of relevant information and the provision of control over factors affecting job performance.

5 broad approaches of empowerment

  •              Helping employees achieve job mastery ( giving proper training, coaching and guided experience that will result in initial success. )
  •       Allowing more control ( giving them discretion over job performance and then holding them accountable for outcomes
  •       Providing successful role models ( allowing them to observe peers who already perform successfully on the job)
  •       Using social reinforcement and persuasion ( giving praise, encouragement and verbal feedback designed to raise self-confidence)
  •      Giving emotional support ( Providing reduction of stress and anxiety through better role definition, task assistance, and honest caring )

How empowerment 5 approaches to increase employees moral?

When managers use these approaches, employees begin believing that they are competent and valued, that their jobs have meaning and impact and that they have an opportunity to use their talents. In effect, when they have been legitimately empowered, it is more likely that their efforts will pay off in both personal satisfaction and the kind of results that te organization values. This chain of events is illustrated. 

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