Employees’ empowerment and its effect on team effectiveness : field study on Jordanian construction firms

الملخص EN

This study examines the effect of employees’ empowerment on team effectiveness in the Jordanian Construction firms.

Empowerment measures included four dimensions / subscales: Impact, self-determination (choice), competence, and meaning.

Team effectiveness measure included also four subscales / dimensions: performance, innovation, communication, and use of resources.

Researchers adopted the aforementioned measures and their subscales after intensive review of available literature on the subject.

A questionnaire was developed based on previous researches, and administered with a convenience sample of (182) employees selected from (20) firms. A number of statistical indicators and tests were used such as, descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression tests.

Results showed that employees in Jordanian construction firms perceived a good level of empowerment, and teams attained relatively good levels of effectiveness, as there was noticeable impact of empowerment on team effectiveness.

Finally, the study provided a number of suggestions aiming at enhancing empowerment and improving team effectiveness.