Analysis of Effective Factors on Psychological Empowerment of Employees

This study was aimed at investigating the impact of organizational factors, leadership style, reward system and job design on psychological empowerment and its dimensions. This study was also aimed at measuring the level of employees' psychological empowerment. Applied research method was survey-correlation using questionnaire as the measurement tool. Statistical population included all employees of one government organization in city of Esfahan (1280 persons). A total of 134 persons with high school diploma or higher education were selected as sample using the cluster sampling method. Pearson test, one sample t-test, multi-variable regression were used. Research findings indicate there is a significant relationship among organizational factors, supervision style, reward system and job design with psychological empowerment. Moreover, among the above-mentioned factors, psychological empowerment had the highest impact sequence from the reward system and organizational factors. Reward system plays an important role in the process of employees' empowerment. Rewards especially those accompanied by senior managers' admiration and acknowledge give sense of personality to individuals and motivate them to apply their potential ability to represent a better performance.