The deceptive allure of empowerment |
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Authors: | Tony Eccles |
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Institution: | Tony Eccles is Professor of Strategic Management and Director of the Senior Executive Programme at London Business School, UK |
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Abstract: | Empowerment has become a favoured way of seeking to utilize the talents of employees. The article takes a sceptical view of the practical application of empowerment, since its basic techniques have been available, but underused, for decades. Given this, is the average Western firm in a position to take advantage of the benefits which can flow from empowering employees? A management would have to be prepared to re-shape the power structures and processes of the organization and build up a hierarchy of empowerment practices if significant gains were to be made. Contrary to many assumptions, empowerment in no way diminishes managerial responsibility for leadership, judgement and decisive action. |
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