A Study on the Effect of Employee Empowerment on Work Engagement

In addition to public institutions and organizations, businesses must value their employees in order to maintain their existence for a long time. If there is success in an organization, it does not only belong to the managers; employees also have an important role in this success. Therefore, organizations are required to carry out activities to increase the competencies and professional development of their employees. The study was conducted with 115 employees working in U & scedil;ak Courthouse. As a result of the study, it was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship between the sub-dimensions of employee empowerment and the sub-dimensions of work engagement. It was found that employee empowerment is the antecedent of work engagement. The results of the research revealed that organizations that want to have employees who work with enthusiasm and have high organizational commitment should engage in employee empowerment activities.