Presentation on

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT

Presented by:Rashmi M.B.A. 4th Sem.

Employee Involvement
Employee involvement is creating an environment in which people have an impact on decisions and actions that affect their jobs. Employee involvement is not the goal nor is it a tool, as

practiced in many organizations. Rather, it is a management

and leadership philosophy about how people are most enabled to contribute to continuous improvement and the ongoing

success of their work organization.

OBJECTIVES OF EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT

To make workers role important

To increase productivity To satisfy the needs of the employees To develop the human personality To strengthen the employee management cooperation

Essential Element in Employee Involvement

Power ,,information, knowledge and skills, Rewards

Free flow of communication

Wide Publicity Responsible trade union Mutual trust Idea from within Implementation of decision

How Employee Involvement Affects Productivity

Improved communication and coordination Employee involvement Improved motivation Improved Productivity

Improved capability

Levels of Employee Involvement

Levels of Employee Involvement

Informative level

Consultive level

Decision making level

Importance of Employee Involvement

Increased commitments
Organizational peace Growth and development of employees Increase in mutual understanding Acceptance of change

Increased production
Way of self expression Motivation and job satisfaction

Methods of employee involvement

Work councils

Collective bargaining
Co-ownership Representation in the board of directors Joint consultation Discussions Suggestion system

Barriers in the way of Employee Involvement

Lack of mutual trust and faith. Lack of the knowledge about the benefits of the employee involvement in the management to both employer and employee. Opposition of trade union because they think they will loose the control on employees. Employees are more interested in financial benefits than in participation

with the management.

Lack of adequate knowledge to employees and employers. Delay in implementation of the joint decisions.

Sometimes the negotiations between the management and employees do

not come up with the decisions.

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SUCCESS OF EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT

Proper communication at all the level

Relationships should be cordial

Adopt the broad attitude

Involvement should be done at all the level

Suggestions for the success of employee involvement

Dont treat involvement as an imposed liability

Proper training should be given

Mutual trust and faith among all the parties

Employee Empowerment
Empowerment is the process of giving employees more power to exercise control over, and take responsibility for their work. It provides greater space for individuals to use their abilities by enabling and encouraging them to take decisions close to the point of impact.

Empowerment is about engaging both the hearts and minds of people so that they can take the opportunities available to them for greater responsibility. Jobs are so structured that individuals can plan execute and evaluate a complete operation in the total process personally.

Employee decisions are accepted

Board leve participatio

Ownership participation

Mgt. and employee decides

Collective bargaining Works and joint counsels

Empowered teams Job enlargement and enrichment

Mgt communicate its decisions

TQM
Mgt. decision itself

QCS
Financial participation

Suggestion scheme

Advantages of empowerment
Every in the organization is valued and encouraged to make a personal contribution Individuals are constantly aware ,not only of what they are seeking to achieve but also why they are seeking to achieve it and how it fits with the wider corporate goals The culture is likely to be cooperative and purposeful rather than blame

oriented.