EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF HAZARA UNIVERSITY

Authors

  • Rehmatullah Khan Hazara University
  • Zia ur Rehman University of Haripur
  • Mian Shakeel Ahmed Abbottabad University of Science and Technology
  • Asim Rahman Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

Keywords:

Employee empowerment, rewards, trust, knowledge, communication,

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of employee empowerment on the performance of faculty members at Hazara University. In this regard survey approach was used and data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. Out of total population of 490 faculty members, 450 were selected as a sample and questionnaires were distributed among them out of which 360 were received back. The findings of the study revealed that trust, reward and communication have a statistically significant and positive effect on employee performance. Additionally, knowledge has a negative relationship with employee performance but it is statistically in significant.

Author Biographies

Rehmatullah Khan, Hazara University

Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences

Zia ur Rehman, University of Haripur

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

Mian Shakeel Ahmed, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

Asim Rahman, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

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30.06.2020