6.[46-51]Employee Empowerment A Strategy towards Workplace Commitment

European Journal of Business and Management www. iiste. org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No. 11, 2011 46 | P a g e www. iiste. org Employee Empowerment: A Strategy towards Workplace Commitment Chandan Kumar Sahoo (Corresponding... More

European Journal of Business and Management www. iiste. org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No. 11, 2011 46 | P a g e www. iiste. org Employee Empowerment: A Strategy towards Workplace Commitment Chandan Kumar Sahoo (Corresponding author) School of Business Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India E-mail: cks_pd@yahoo. co. in Sitaram Das Department of Business Administration, North Orissa University Takatpur 757003, Baripada, Odisha, India E-mail: bhanu_narayan@rediffmail. com Abstract Employee empowerment starts with the concept of strategic fit between people, tasks, technology, information processes, rewards and organization structure for which all must be in alignment before the organization can work efficiently. Employees with strong organizational commitment are emotionally attached to the organization and have strong desire to contribute significantly towards organizational success. This leads to increased competitivenes Less