Employees as decision-makers: coordinating empowerment at all levels

Q2 Business, Management and Accounting

Journal of Business Strategy Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI:10.1108/jbs-07-2023-0138

Klavdia Markelova Evans, Ashley Salaiz, Rob Austin McKee

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Purpose This paper aims to address an important question of what makes companies succeed or not in their attempt to empower employees. As this study answers this question, the arguments suggest that coordination is essential to creation of employee empowerment climate in organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is conceptual paper rooted in extensive research on both – empowerment (culture, climate and organizational structure) and coordination (formal and informal). Findings To help managers to be effective in their roles, this study presents four insights to creating empowerment climate. The arguments conclude that coordination provides a vessel for successful realization of empowerment. Specifically, only informal coordination (vs formal) will fully realize empowerment’s benefits. Given that the topic of empowerment is highly germane to managers in today’s context of the increasing number of employees working remotely, this work presents an important and actionable advance for managers. Originality/value This study represents original research that has not been published and is not currently under review at any other journal.

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员工作为决策者:协调各级授权

本文旨在解决一个重要的问题，是什么使公司成功或不试图授权员工。由于本研究回答了这个问题，论点表明，协调对于在组织中创造员工授权氛围至关重要。设计/方法/方法这是一篇概念性论文，植根于对授权(文化、气候和组织结构)和协调(正式和非正式)这两方面的广泛研究。为了帮助管理者有效地发挥他们的作用，本研究提出了创造授权氛围的四个见解。这些论点的结论是，协调为成功实现授权提供了一个渠道。具体来说，只有非正式的协调(相对于正式的)才能充分实现授权的好处。鉴于在当今越来越多的员工远程工作的背景下，授权的主题与管理者密切相关，这项工作为管理者提供了一个重要的和可操作的进步。原创性/价值本研究代表了未发表的原创研究，目前没有在任何其他期刊上进行审查。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Business Strategy publishes articles with a practical focus designed to help readers develop successful business strategies. Articles should say something new or different and may propose a unique perspective. They should not offer prescriptions to CEOs on how to manage, but rather be directed toward middle and senior managers at companies of all sizes and types, as well as consultants and academics who want to think about their businesses in new ways. Coverage: As one of the few journals dedicated to business strategy, JBS defines strategy in the broadest sense and thus covers topics as diverse as marketing strategy, innovation, developments in the global economy, mergers & acquisition integration and human resources. We have a penchant for substantive, provocative and well-written articles. We also like to break the mould and include articles on topics readers are unlikely to find in other business publications.