Employee Empowerment and Job Satisfaction: A Study of the Employees in the Food Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe

Abstract

This study is based on the Zimbabwe employee involvement model that focuses on three areas which are decision-making, information-sharing and power sharing. The model was initiated in the country in the 1980s as a way of empowering employees in different companies in the land. Government initiated the model as a way of addressing the inevitable change in the business environment. The study carried out in the Food Manufacturing Sector argues that involving employees in decision-making, information-sharing and power sharing results into the employees experiencing job satisfaction. The study is in a case study format was carried out in four different companies in Zimbabwe. After experiencing a number of obstacles data was obtained and analyzed. The results indicated a positive relationship between employee involvement and job satisfaction.

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