The impact of rewards on emlpoyees psychological empowerment in the service sector: a comparative approach between public and private sector

Abstract

Modern business environment has been described as highly competitive and turbulent. As such, organizations should be flexible and decentralized in order to provide qualitative products and services. To this end, empowerment is considered as a considerably effective managerial tool especially in service sector which is characterized by the constant interaction between employees and customers. Within this context, employees may play a vital role in the organizational attempt to “win” customers’ loyalty. In this respect, employees must experience high feelings of freedom, autonomy and power. In short, to feel empowered. In the literature, empowerment has been divided into two main approaches, namely structural and psychological empowerment. The former defines empowerment as the transmission of power to all levels of employees within the organization. According to this approach, empowerment incorporates management practices that provide employees with power, control and authority (Conger a ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/32017
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/32017
ND
32017
Alternative title
Η επίδραση των ανταμοιβών στην ψυχολογική ενδυνάμωση των εργαζομένων στον τομέα των υπηρεσιών: μια συγκριτική προσέγγιση στο δημόσιο και ιδιωτικό τομέα
Author
Gkorezis, Panagiotis
Date
2011
Degree Grantor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Committee members
Πετρίδου Ευγενία
Παπαδόπουλος Χρυσολέων
Καρασαββίδου Ελεονώρα
Δημητριάδη Ζωή
Ξηροτύρη-Κουφίδου Στέλλα
Νικολαΐδης Χρήστος
Σαρρή Αικατερίνη
Discipline
Social SciencesPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
Social SciencesSociology
Keywords
Rewards; Comparative approach; Psychological empowerment; Services
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
ix, 243 σ., tbls., fig.
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