dc.contributor.author | OLOKO, MARGARET A. | |
dc.contributor.author | OGUTU, MARTIN | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-14T12:37:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-02-14T12:37:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/9893 | |
dc.description | The Influence of Power Distance on the relationship between Employee Empowerment and Empowerment Outcomes in Multinational Corporations in Kenya | en |
dc.description.abstract | A number of studies indicate that employee empowerment leads to increased organizational
performance. To most researcher s, empowerment is the perfect panacea for success in
organizations. The main objective developed for this study is to determine the extent to which
power distance moderates the relationship between employee empowerment and empowerment
outcomes. Data for the study was collected using a questionnaire which contained measurements
of power distance, employee empowerment and empowerment outcomes (employee
commitment, job autonomy and job satisfaction). The questionnaire consisted of a Likert type
scale ranging from 5 – very great extent to 1 – not at all. A census study of 60 multinational
corporations operating in Kenya was conducted. The response rate was 65%. That is, 39 firms
were interviewed. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Multiple regression analysis
was further conducted and the results showed that the relationship between employee
empowerment and empowerment outcomes was moderately significant (r = 0.652, p < 0.01).
This implied that power distance moderated the relationship between employee empowerment
and empowerment outcomes. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Power Distance | en |
dc.subject | Employee Empowerment | en |
dc.subject | Empowerment Outcomes | en |
dc.subject | Multinational Corporations in Kenya | en |
dc.title | The Influence of Power Distance on the relationship between Employee Empowerment and Empowerment Outcomes in Multinational Corporations in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Other | en |
local.publisher | School of Business, University of Nairobi | en |