Date of Award

9-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

The goal of this research was to develop an instrument capable of measuring empowerment, and provide recommended general strategies on how to create an empowered organization. This goal was accomplished by developing a pilot questionnaire based on seven dimensions of empowerment discussed in Major Wayne G. Stone's unpublished article Empowerment: Keeping the Promise of the Total Quality Revolution. Each dimension of empowerment was subdivided into measurement parameters, with behavioral statements developed to describe these parameters. The pilot questionnaire was completed by 278 Air Force-related personnel with mainly acquisition-oriented backgrounds. Results indicated six factors of empowerment exist which were translated into six empowerment dimensions: management commitment, continuity, worker commitment, cognizance, control, and community. An operational questionnaire was developed along with a detailed feedback format for educational or organizational analysis.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GCA-LAR-93S-3

DTIC Accession Number

ADA273918

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Logistics and Acquisitions Management of the Air Force Institute of Technology

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

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