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Rizal Technological University

Boni Campus

College of Engineering & Industrial Technology

Human Behavior in

Organization

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/iscussion

1. Explain what empowerment means to you. Give an illustration of a time when you truly

felt empowered.

For me, empowerment is a process in which powerlessness or low self-

efficacy is eliminated through sharing of relevant information between the

manager and employee. It happens to me when I was woring in a

!apanese company as a tile setter. "eing my fist time to have a #ob, I felt

confuse about many things and how should I perform it better, my line

leader empowers me by teaching me all the things I need to learn and

allowing me to wor for myself. I felt that time that I can do it without any

help. $y self-efficiency went high that time.

%. &s several persons outside of class what 'participation( means. If their answers differ,explain why you thin they do.

)articipation for them are involving themselves in an activity and sharing

their nowledge for better performance and achieving the goals of their

group.

*. +ow is it possible for participation to increase the power and influence of both manager

and employee

"ecause participation is the mental and emotional involvement of people

in a group situations that encourages them to contribute to group goals

and share responsibility.

. iscuss the prere/uisites for effective participation. 0hich of these are more difficult to

fulfill o the more difficult prere/uisites help explain why some managers are still

relatively autocratic

he prere/uisites for effective participation are 2

o &de/uate time to participate, it means that timing are necessary

for the employee to participate.

o )otential benefits greater than costs, participation should notdisturb the woring hours of the employee

o 3elevance to employee interests, it should be related to the #ob of

the employee

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o &de/uate employee abilities to deal with the sub#ect, the abilities

of the employees should be eep in mind before he or she as to

participate

o $utual ability to communicate, managers should to their language

in order to be able to exchange ideas

o 4o feeling of threat to either party, it should be acceptable to both

parties.

o 3estriction to the area of #ob freedom, participation for deciding a

course of action in an organi5ation can tae place only within the

group6s area of #ob freedom.

For me, 4o feeling of threat to either party are more difficult to fulfill, because for

the employees, the security of their wor are their primary concern, if they feel that their

status will be adversely affected, they will not participate, same for the manager

7. $any employees desire a higher level of participation than they are currently allowed.

0hy is it that managers do not provide more opportunities for participation now

"ecause manager may fear losing their status as the ey decision maer

in the organi5ation or they might have less power and control.

8. 9ist several benefits that can flow from participation. :ompare the various programs on

the basis of the degree to which they are liely to provide those benefits.

)articipation brings higher output and better /uality output.

)articipation tends to improve motivation because employees feel more

accepted and involved in the situation.

Employee6s self-esteem, #ob satisfaction, and cooperation with

management may improve also.

urnover and absences may be reduced

;. &pply the leader-member exchange model to the professor-student relationship. 0hat

does each party have to give to the other

&pplying the leader-member exchange model to the professor-student

relationship, )rofessor as the leader should teach his or her student

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house rules and regulation set by the professor and studying hard to meet

the expectation of the professor.

>. 0hat was the area of freedom in your last #ob 0as it ade/uate for your needs 0hat

groups or institutions restricted this freedom In what ways was it too large an area

?. :onsider the use of self-managing teams. 0hat possible negative conse/uences can

you predict once they are begun

he possible negative conse/uences when using self-managing team are

misunderstanding between the members of the group, if one member

cannot control their behavior@ it may affect the whole decision process for

the decision came from the group.

1A. :onsider your instructor use of the stewardship role. In what ways does she or he can

demonstrate partnership building, service, and empowerment

+e or she can demonstrate partnership by helping his or her student to

attain relevant goals while developing their abilities. )racticing servant

leadership by placing the needs of others above one6s own self-interest.

9ie an flight steward who assist all the passenger6s need while boarding

on the plane.