How Empowerment and Autonomy Group Work Affect Organization

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How Empowerment and Autonomy Group work Affect Organization Introduction Britain has experienced an unprecedented period of continuous economic growth at the beginning of 21 century, this growth resulting in the excess demand for labor. There are a number of routes to meet the growth in demand for labour: immigration (especially from new member States of European Union); persuading people out of inactivity ,for example, by tightening the rules on claiming Incapacity Benefit, and encouraging the participation of groups historically under-represented in the labour market. The weak position in the labor market –their relative lack of skills and qualifications, or managers’ perceptions of their employability –has a serious impact on the organizational health and effectiveness (Hogarth, T. et al, 2009). After the great recession that accompanied the global financial crisis the 2008, the discussions about the organizational health and effectiveness lay stress on the importance of slimmer and flatter structure and smarter, more responsive employees. A flat organization refers to the structure of an organizational with few or no levels of management between employees and managers. The idea is that when well-trained staff are more directly involved in the decision making process, rather than closely supervised by many layers of management ,they will be more productive. The great recession not just a noted economic recession for the organizations but also a uncommon chance of reconfiguration of structure and staff. This essay will present a brief introduction about who the employee empowerment and autonomous group working work in the organizations. Firstly it introduces the meaning of organizational health and effectiveness, employee empowerment and autonomy group work, and analyses how empowerment and autonomy group work affect organizational health and

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