Impact of Employee Empowerment on Job Satisfaction in Ghana's Education System

Table of Contents
Summary..................................................................................................................................3
Literature review.....................................................................................................................3
Research Study Details............................................................................................................4
Purpose of the study...............................................................................................................4
Research questions.................................................................................................................4
Significance of the study........................................................................................................4
Methodology.............................................................................................................................4
Timescale..................................................................................................................................5
Research Activity Schedule...................................................................................................5
Key words.................................................................................................................................5
Indicative References Sources................................................................................................6
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Summary
Organisations today operate in a competitive and dynamic environment. To be
relevant in the current market, they have to constantly adapt to the ever varying environment.
Empowerment of employees is one of the methods that are put in place by organisations to
retain, attract as well as improving their performance.
The study is focused on the impact of empowerment of employees to the level of job
satisfaction. In Ghana’s education system, specifically the study is aimed in understanding
the impact of provision of equipments’ and tools to employees, their involvement in decision
making, training and monetary compensation on the level of employee job satisfaction (Choi
et.al, 2016).
A descriptive research design was adopted to target organisation with 100 or more
employees. Data is to be collected by use of questionnaires using a drop and pic method.
Analysis of the data will use both inferential and descriptive statistics. The study concluded
there was a strong correlation between employee empowerment and enhancement of job
satisfaction. The study recommended empowerment of employee in order to have a
competitive advantage in the market.
Literature review
Empirical studies that have been undertaken have described that employee
empowerment is a significant forecaster of job satisfaction (Fernandez & Moldogaziev,
2015). Rana and singh in 2016 carried out a study in the IT industry of India that was to
determine the linkage between employee empowerment and job satisfaction. The study
involved 475 employees in a period of eight months which concluded that employee
empowerment contributed heavily on job satisfaction.
In Pakistani service industry, Akbar, yousaf and Hunjara in 2011, undertook a study
on worker empowerment and job satisfaction which included 200 respondents. The results
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were that worker empowerment had a significant effect on job satisfaction (Hanaysha &
Tahir, 2016).
Mushipe in 2011 carried out a study in Zimbabwe using a worker participation model
that emphasized on decision making, sharing of power and sharing of information. The
outcome was that the empowerment of workers had a positive effect on job satisfaction.
Orute, mutual, masida, and aside investigated on the effect of the style of management on job
satisfaction which entailed 93 respondents. The conclusion of the study was that the style of
management had a significant impact on job satisfaction (Kong, Sun & Yan,2016).
Research Study Details
Purpose of the study
The aim of the study was determining the impact of employee empowerment in
enhancing their job satisfaction in Ghana’s education system.
Research questions
These were directed to employees in various sectors of Ghana’s education system.
i. Did the availability of tools and equipment’s make you more comfortable in your
job?
ii. Was your involvement in making decisions pertaining you job make you feel more
involved with your job?
iii. Did an increment of your compensation make you want to stay more in your current
job?
Significance of the study
The findings of this study will contribute to the existing knowledge in the topic of
study, it will further show the importance of employee empowerment in Ghana’s education
system so as to enhance job satisfaction. A healthy nation, in the long run, is beneficial to the
economy of a country.
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