The ethics of empowerment
Driven by competitive pressure, organizations are empowering employees to use their judgment, creativity, and ideas in pursuit of enhanced organizational performance and both employee and shareholder satisfaction. This empowerment offers both benefits and potential harm. This article explores the be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1996
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 383-392 |
| Further subjects: | B
Organizational Performance
B Competitive Pressure B Potential Harm B Shareholder Satisfaction B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | Driven by competitive pressure, organizations are empowering employees to use their judgment, creativity, and ideas in pursuit of enhanced organizational performance and both employee and shareholder satisfaction. This empowerment offers both benefits and potential harm. This article explores the benefits and harm associated with role, reward, process and governance empowerment and makes recommendations for minimizing the harm while maximizing the benefits. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00380359 |