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Empowerment supports organisational objectives at the expense of the individual worker.
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Empowerment supports organisational objectives at the expense of the individual worker Human Resource Management & Change (MN207) Assignment 1 Introduction Companies today are designed in someway, at some level, to develop individuals either for their own sake, the company's sake or hopefully for both. The team has become a sophisticated structure. I t is 'finely engineered, maintained to a high standard, and when running smoothly it is highly productive' (Cole, G, A, 1997: 63). It provides an environment in which energy can be maximised towards corporate needs, which also allows the individual to satisfy his or her own needs within work, rather than only outside of it. So often seemingly dull unimaginative and uncreative employees surprise their companies when they reveal the depth of their energy outside work. However it is the 'corporate attitudes' (Legge, K, 1995: 104) that stifled them, and when released companies recognise they have a pool talent, a wealth of...
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