a r t i c l e i n f o Management theories, especially those in the area of human resource management, are predominantly Western-centric in origin and in the empirical testing that underpins them. The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of one such theory, employee empowerment, in an Asian context. Information gathered from an open ended questionnaire and focus groups provide an in-d...

With a growing body of literature linking systems of high-performance work practices to organizational performance outcomes, recent research has pushed for examinations of the underlying mechanisms that enable this connection. In this study, based on a large sample of Welsh public-sector employees, we explored the role of several individual-level attitudinal factors--job satisfaction, organizat...

BACKGROUND The current challenges facing healthcare systems, in relation to the shortage of health professionals, necessitates mangers and leaders to learn from different leadership styles and staff empowerment strategies, so as to create a work environment that encourages nursing staff commitment to patients and their organization. This study intends to measure the effects of nurses' overall p...

There is considerable interest in the role of management control systems (MCS) in enhancing innovation and performance in organisations. An aspect of MCS that has attracted recent attention is the role of performance measurement systems (PMS) in organisational innovation. However, as yet, there has been little consideration given to identifying the nature of the relationship between PMS and cre...

We examined the underlying processes through which transformational and active transactional leadership affects followers’ organizational identification in a survey study. Using a sample of managers across different industries, we found that followers’ psychological empowerment, including competence, impact, meaning, and selfdetermination, partially mediated the effect of transformational leade...

The psychological empowerment construct has been studied thoroughly in the workplace context, but little research has been conducted on volunteer empowerment. Eight interviews were conducted with Christian church volunteers identified as displaying empowered behaviors based upon Spreitzer‟s (1995) construct. Four primary themes, make a difference, rewarding, lifestyle of service, and passion, a...