Employee Empowerment In Factories (Case Study Of Rourkela Steel Plant)

Technology and Competition has forced both Unions and Management to move away from conflicting relations and to work together for a common purpose in a cooperative spirit. Organizations today need to change themselves by being more innovative, creative and reorienting themselves towards employees’ based system that focuses on motivation, empowerment and freedom. Empowerment involves removing limits and recognizing the talent of employees in order to prevent employee dissatisfaction. Empowerment thus inspires change and increases the level of individual’s commitment and helps in achievement of Organizational goal. The key inputs for positive result are training, education and counselling in order to create a new work ethos. One of the key responsibilities of the human resource development (HRD) department is to realize and gives emphasis on the importance of empowering and involving employees in the organization.