importance of a human resources approach based on
initiative, creativity, competence, autonomous behavior
and empowerment, is becoming more of an issue. In lieu
of an understanding of management based on formal
authority descriptions as “the masterful”, “the regnant and
the authoritative”, a concept of leadership in which managers
act as a coach, a mentor and a problem solver is
increasing the significance of empowerment of human
resources.
The empowerment of human resources is usually used
in the same meaning with authorizing and assigning responsibility,
in other words, as empowering and transfer of
authority. It should be noted that this understanding has
some deficiencies. It is a need for human resources to
empower. However, empowerment has to have some
more aspects such as motivation and taking part in. Employee
empowerment starts from high level managers;
and continues with the understanding of vision, mission
and values of the organization and the applications which
enables the employees to feel themselves responsible,
free, and competent for the organization. Employee
empowerment is also a period which consists of taking
risks, development and change (Quinn and Gretchen,
1997).