Employee Empowerment:An Empirical Analysis

Employees whether in private/public undertakings or manufacturing/service sectors, where most of the work is performed by them demand empowerment where they do not have to wait for their managers to give them green signals for further initiations. The present paper is the outcome of a research study on the topic "A study of Employee Empowerment: A sectoral analysis. "Empowerment is multifaceted and its essence cannot he captured in a single concept.

According to a pilot study conducted five dimensions of empowerment has been identified, they are trust, self-esteem responsibility, leadership practices and decision making. This paper attempts to find out sector and structurewise differentiation of empowerment in the manufacturing and service sectors. It is found that the perceived level of empowerment is better projected in the Manufacturing sector than that of Service sectors. It is high time our public utility providers realize the ultimate beneficiaries of empowerment: the entire society.