Terms of Organizational Psychology, Personnel Empowerment and Team Working: A Case Study

Abstract

Personnel empowerment is described as increasing authority of employees to make decisions and process of enhancing employees in organizations by means of training, sharing and team working. It is the perception that employees can help determine their own roles, accomplish meaningful work and influence workplace decisions. Empowerment has been studied from different perspectives, such as employee perceptions, leadership behaviors and team working. Researchers suggest that empowerment strategies and team working can offer real benefits for employees and managers. Personnel empowerment in organizations is the perception by members that they have the opportunity to help determine work roles, accomplish meaningful work, and influence important decisions. Empowerment is commonly considered important because of the potential benefits that can result from it, including increased employee commitment, improved quality, more innovation, increased job satisfaction and productivity. Thus, organizational teamwork is a tool in making use of the synergetic effe ct of the personnel empowerment.