Managers as Developers: Some Reflections on the Contribution of Empowerment in Britain.

Hyman, Jeff; Cunningham, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ567130

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Managers as Developers: Some Reflections on the Contribution of Empowerment in Britain.

Hyman, Jeff; Cunningham, Ian

International Journal of Training and Development, v2 n2 p91-107 Jun 1998

Line managers in empowering (n=58) and nonempowering (n=37) British companies were compared. Although "empowered" managers felt better equipped to supervise, they appeared undertrained and unmotivated to develop staff. "Empowerment" was often indistinguishable from work intensification. (SK)

Descriptors: Administrators, Empowerment, Foreign Countries, Job Training, Management Development, Staff Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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