What Is Empowerment, Recognition And Reward And Career Support?

Individual Factors- Empowerment, Recognition and Rewards, and Career Support are respective of individual employee. These incentives are based on employee participation and involvement in response to organizational benefits. The common denominator is that the employee has the power to determine to what degree they can feel empowered to reap the benefits that the organization offers to the employee as it relates to reward programs and to career opportunities.

Empowerment

Huang, (2012) “The author expresses that psychological empowerment is associated with four cognitions: meaning, competence, self-determination and impact, and he indicates through research that psychological empowerment is link to improve job performance and morale.”

Research bears that rewards increase motivation, but they are sustained when both intrinsic and external needs are being fulfilled. Intrinsic rewards are motivated by factors such as pride, self- actualization and ownership fueling a drive to grow and develop and conversely extrinsic rewards include pay raises, promotions, punishment, criticism or withholding pay. When organizations intentionally reward desired behaviors, they are virtually guaranteeing that the employees will fulfill and meet organizational goals that are aligned with the organization’s mission and vision. Studies have shown that intrinsic rewards motivate and increase job satisfaction in upper management positions and extrinsic rewards appeal more to individuals in low level positions. Research also supports that reward programs increases job commitment and contributes towards reducing turnover. In order for both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards to be affected, they will need to be reviewed frequently throughout the employee’s tenure with the organization for