Administrative Empowerment and its Role on the Work Teams Performance: A Literature Review

Authors

  • Wea'am Aref Khalayleh University of Jordan Business School, Amman, Jordan
  • Ra'ed (Moh'd Taisir) Masa'deh, Dr. Management Information Systems Department, The School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Musa Al-Lozi, Prof. Dr. President of Aqaba Branch, The University of Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2017.6.4.851.868

Keywords:

Administrative empowerment, work teams performance

Abstract

The present study aimed to study in depth the concept and characteristics of administrative empowerment, administrative empowerment and administrative strategy, administrative empowerment and total quality management, methods of empowerment and administrative theories, and the role of administrative empowerment in the performance of the work teams through reviewing books, researches, studies, periodicals and published scientific literature. Further, the researchers reviewed the prevailing theories of administrative empowerment and its relationship to managing the performance of teams. 

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Published

2017-10-01

How to Cite

Khalayleh, W. A., Masa’deh, R. (Moh’d T., & Al-Lozi, M. (2017). Administrative Empowerment and its Role on the Work Teams Performance: A Literature Review. Journal of Social Sciences (COES&Amp;RJ-JSS), 6(4), 851–868. https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2017.6.4.851.868

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