Empowerment in the Context of Transformational Change

A Study of Acquisitions and Privatizations in Eastern Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID12793367
AuthorsDiether Gebert (Technische Universität Berlin, corresponding author), Reiner Piske (Technische Universität Berlin), Tünde Baga (Technische Universität Berlin), Ralf Lanwehr (Technische Universität Berlin), Eric Kearney (0000-0003-2783-3726, Technische Universität Berlin)
Year2006
Volume12
Issue3
Pages101-118
Publication date2006-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Leadership & Organizational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1548-0518 • E-ISSN: 1939-7089
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/107179190601200307
OpenAlexW2141343811
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

This paper examines conditions under which empowerment (decision autonomy, dialogic leadership) is connected with positive and negative effects, respectively, in regard to managing transformational change in Eastern Europe. Acquisitions by foreign investors in Poland and Russia (N = 45 companies) and privatizations through employee buy-out in Romania (N = 5 companies) are contrasted in this study. It is shown that empowerment within these two variants of transformational change is connected in different ways with success indicators of crisis management. From these findings, we deduce practical consequences for empowerment and transformational change, along with suggestions for future research

Autonomy · Business · Business administration · Context (archaeology · Dialogic · Economic system · Economics · Empowerment · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Transformational leadership · Business and Economic Development · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Risk Management in Financial Firms

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