Beyond Command and Control: Tensions Arising From Empowerment Initiatives

Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 531 - 553
Published: Feb 2, 2019
Abstract
In this study, we explore how empowerment initiatives can be understood by drawing on key notions from the power literature. By conceptualizing empowerment as the transformation toward ‘power to’ by actively using ‘power over’, we uncover power-related dynamics and tensions arising from empowerment initiatives in ways that go beyond prior work. Our in-depth case study of an empowerment initiative in a military organization highlights the complex...
Paper Details
Title
Beyond Command and Control: Tensions Arising From Empowerment Initiatives
Published Date
Feb 2, 2019
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
531 - 553
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