In recent years, the term empowerment has become part of everyday management
language. It has also been associated with popular management movements of the times …

It is a central claim of this book that twenty-first century 'modernization'should be defined in
terms of the extent to which people can define themselves not by ethnicity,'caste'or religion …

States that in respect of organizations' attempts to devolve operational HR management to
line managers, and the reconfiguration of HR work in general, one area of HR work that has …

Although construction is one of the most labour-intensive industries, people management
issues are given inadequate attention. Furthermore, the focus of attention with regards to HR …

Purpose–This study aims to examine how empowerment is perceived by individuals
employed on construction projects. In contrast with previous research which has …

Investigates the devolution of human resources (HR) responsibilities to the line within a
large food manufacturing company. A total of 13 senior/board level line managers took part …

This paper investigates employees seeking problem-solving assistance from colleagues
with whom they find it difficult to work. In so doing, the paper introduces the construct of …

In this article a new role for managers is advocated to create conditions for genuine
collaborative engagement in 21st Century organizations. The new role is as a facilitator of …

In its various guises, the topic of employee participation and involvement has been a
recurring theme in UK industrial relations and personnel management. Different periods …

The central role of line managers in implementing human resource management, is widely
acknowledged. There has, however, been scant research into how far that group affect, or …