According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary empower is defined as "to give official authority or legal power to" therefore employee empowerment would be giving official authority and power to employees, or giving the employees responsibility for what they do. Employee empowerment, or just empowerment, has many positive and also many negative or controversial sides, throughout this paper I will discuss these points and discuss them in depth. Empowerment is a trend that has been hitting companies since …showed first 75 words of 1215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1215 total…greater customer service among other effects. Empowerment offers an opportunity for companies to expand, grow and become more profitable. I would recommend that any company, that has faith in their managers, input empowerment into their company. The benefits are too great to pass up and that is why it has become a fad that is sweeping the work force whether it is in government companies like the RCMP, or in the private sector like IBM.