Aufsatz(elektronisch)1. November 1998

Empowerment in an executive agency? A grass‐roots assessment of strategic intent

In: International Journal of Public Sector Management, Band 11, Heft 6, S. 494-508

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Abstract

Empowerment has been described as providing local management with a clear framework within which to manage, with the maximum devolution of responsibility and with the skills and confidence to accept it. Despite their wide adoption there is a dearth of research which elevates the voice of those on the receiving‐end of such empowering strategies, especially as applied in public sector organisations. This paper examines the impact of a five‐year empowerment programme, as perceived by the managers and staff within a "Next Steps" agency. Based on individual and group interviews with 75 staff, it is found that the programme is associated with a number of new working practices and a shift in management attitudes but the extent to which these are experienced as empowering varies considerably.

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