The Relationship between Employee Empowerment and Perceived Employee Job Performance among the Hospitality Sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain:The Case of Three Star Hotels in Bahrain
Keywords:
Employee Empowerment, Employee Inclusion, Problem Handling, Employee Creativity, Employee Autonomy, Decision Making, Employee PerformanceAbstract
Employees are significant resources in any organization; thus, they can make or break an organization. Therefore, successful companies are cognizant regarding ways used to engage and empower employees. Through employees, empowerment provides them with the opportunity to develop independence, something that increases their commitment to the organization, thus leading to enhanced performance. The study aimed to determine the relationship between employee empowerment and perceived employee performance of the hospitality sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Further, the study was conducted with the variables (employee inclusion, problem handling, employee creativity, employee autonomy, and decision making) to evaluate the correlation between employee empowerment and perceived employee performance. The paper applied an online survey questionnaire to gather information regarding the topic under research. The study collected responses from 154 research participants. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences by considering descriptive frequency tables. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to test the relationship between the gathered data. From the Pearson correlation analysis test, it was found that there is a significant relationship between the status of employee empowerment and the level of perceived employee performance among the hospitality sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain.