Empowerment and its Relation with the Job Performance Among the
Bank Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain
International Journal of Engineering and Management Research, 9 (1):
27-31 (2019)DOI: 10.31033/ijemr.9.1.3
Abstract
Empowerment of employees give them the power
and responsibility in order to enhance their self-confidence
and give them freedom to perform well. The performance of
employees is the final product sought by all organizations,
which is an indicator for success and failure. The primary
objective of this study is to assess the extents of empowerment
and the level of job performance among the bank employees in
the Kingdom of Bahrain and if there is a significant
correlation between both variables. The descriptive study was
based on surveying 250 employees and managers from 5 main
banks in Bahrain. The questionnaire measured the
empowerment level as well as the job performance level
among the respondents and the correlation between them. As
considered the main two variables of the study. The survey
questionnaire was developed and modified by the researcher
according to the scope of the study. The response rate was
80%. The study data and hypotheses were examined by
statistical analysis done on SPSS 25.0. Most of the respondents
found that the level of empowerment and job performance
were at very high level in banks in Bahrain. The study found a
strong correlation between empowerment of employees and
job performance. Thus, the alternative hypothesis was
accepted. The findings support the high level of empowerment
of employees and job performance and there is a strong
correlation between them