Empowerment – strengthening the position of an employee in the organisation
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This article presents a comprehensive model of application of employees’ attitudes and opinion surveys in the process of empowerment – strengthening the position of the employees in the organisation. The proposed 10-step model integrates contemporary psychological knowledge of job demands and resources with knowledge of employees’ empowerment. The model structures the process of employees’ attitudes and opinion research, setting out clear objectives in this process, and outlines possible ways of achieving these objectives. As such, the presented model may provide a roadmap, useful for all managers interested in strengthening the position of the employees in the organisation.
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