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The Impact of Shared Values on Psychological Empowerment


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1 Associate Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Alhram Canadian University, 6th October City, Egypt
2 Lecturer of Business Administration, Production & Operation Department, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
3 Lecturer of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
     

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Purpose: This research aims to examine and understand the level of    psychological empowerment inside Egyptian organizations, namely the automobile industry; look at the impact of shared values on psychological empowerment; and investigate if there is a difference in the level of psychological empowerment held between females and males.

Design/methodology/approach: The research study is an empirical research whereby the hypotheses were tested on the automobile distributor companies in Egypt. Questionnaires were used to collect the research data.

Findings: The research results revealed a positive relationship between shared values and psychological empowerment. No significant difference was found between females and males with respect to the level of psychological empowerment they possessed.

Research limitations/implications: The research questionnaires were distributed among the automobile companies located in Cairo and Giza governorates.

Originality/value: Limited empirical research studies have examined the impact of shared values on psychological empowerment. Practitioners and researchers should find value in this unique research study.


Keywords

Shared Values, Psychological Empowerment

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Authors

Rania A. M. Shamah
Associate Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Alhram Canadian University, 6th October City, Egypt
Shaymaa M. M. Elsawaby
Lecturer of Business Administration, Production & Operation Department, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
Ghadeer M. B. Aboul-Ela
Lecturer of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract


Purpose: This research aims to examine and understand the level of    psychological empowerment inside Egyptian organizations, namely the automobile industry; look at the impact of shared values on psychological empowerment; and investigate if there is a difference in the level of psychological empowerment held between females and males.

Design/methodology/approach: The research study is an empirical research whereby the hypotheses were tested on the automobile distributor companies in Egypt. Questionnaires were used to collect the research data.

Findings: The research results revealed a positive relationship between shared values and psychological empowerment. No significant difference was found between females and males with respect to the level of psychological empowerment they possessed.

Research limitations/implications: The research questionnaires were distributed among the automobile companies located in Cairo and Giza governorates.

Originality/value: Limited empirical research studies have examined the impact of shared values on psychological empowerment. Practitioners and researchers should find value in this unique research study.


Keywords


Shared Values, Psychological Empowerment

M12




DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2013%2Fv6i5%2F59996