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Participation
Involvement and
Participation
Employee involvement is a range of processes
designed to engage the support, understanding and
optimum contribution of all employees in an
organisation and their commitment to its objectives
Employee participation is defined as a process of
employee involvement designed to provide
employees with the opportunity to influence and
where appropriate, take part in decision making on
matters which affect them
Employee empowerment
Employee Empowerment is
Employee Involvement that
matters.
It is a controlled transfer of
authority to make decisions
and take actions.
It means giving employees
responsibility and authority
to make decisions regarding
all aspects.
Employee Empowerment
Primary goal of
employee
empowerment is to
give workers a
greater voice in
decisions about
work-related matters
Their decision-making
authority can range from
offering suggestions to
exercising veto power over
management decisions
Possible areas include: how
jobs are to be performed,
working conditions,
company policies, work
hours, peer review, and how
supervisors are evaluated
Benefits of empowerment
Costs of empowerment
Employees can abuse the increased power given
to them
It is too much responsibility for some employees
All employees must "buy in" to the concept for it
to be effective
There is an increased cost to the organization for
training and education
It is time consuming
There may be increased conflict or power struggle
between employees due to group work
Some employees may not be knowledgeable
enough to make business decisions
Define
organization
goals
Performance
appraisal
Defining
employee
objectives
Providing
feedback
Continuous
monitoring of
performance
Performan
ce
evaluation