Open AccessJane Smith. Empowering People. New Delhi: Kogan Page India (Pvt.) Limited. 2002. 119 pages. Indian Rs 140.00.
Author(s) -
Waleed Mohsin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v42i1pp.83-85
Subject(s) - empowerment , workforce , task (project management) , process (computing) , management , public relations , business , sociology , marketing , knowledge management , economic growth , political science , economics , computer science , operating system
Managing organisations and managing people in ourever-changing and complex environment is a tough task, which requiresintegration on the part of the management and the workforce. Empowermentis a buzzword these days, and almost all organisations are focusing onusing empowerment as a means of adapting to an environment offast-changing business world. Empowerment does not only benefit theorganisation but also the individuals involved. In the process, boththose who are empowering and the ones who are being empowered sharedecision-making. Thus, empowerment is a mutual process, which is vitalto the success of the organisation and all those linked to theorganisation directly and indirectly. It is surely one of the mostcommon business trends, and certainly an issue which all good managersshould be aware of.