Open AccessEMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED ISLAMIC BANKS IN THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
Author(s) -
Mohamed Faisal Mohamed Noor Kamal Hasan,
Jayendira P Sankar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of business and applied social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-6501
DOI - 10.33642/ijbass.v5n12p4
Subject(s) - absenteeism , job satisfaction , productivity , human resources , empowerment , workforce , test (biology) , employee research , business , human resource management , employee empowerment , employee engagement , islam , psychology , business administration , management , public relations , social psychology , political science , economic growth , economics , geography , archaeology , paleontology , biology
This research aimed to find the primary objective of human resource in any organization is to effectively manage its workforce by supporting positive attitude such as motivation, enhancing productivity, and organizational citizenship behavior and job satisfaction. Similarly, human resources should reduce negative employee attitudes such as absenteeism, increased turnover, and deviant workplace culture. This study attempts the relationship of employee empowerment on the performance of employees in the banking sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which has particularly experienced various crises in the recent past. The responses were collected through a survey that was based on a structured questionnaire on 150 participants. The collected responses were analyzed and tested on standard statistical tools such as frequency analysis on demographics, mean and Pearson’s correlation test. For instance, it has been found that in the current situation the employee in the Islamic banking sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain is motivated to improve their performance.