The Effects of Job Satisfaction and Work Experience on Employee-Desire for Empowerment: A Comparative Study in Canada and India

摘要

The paper examines the effects of job satisfaction and work experience on employee-desire for empowerment. Restaurant industry employees from the Lower mainland area of British Columbia, Canada and the Punjab area of India were surveyed to assess their perceptions of job satisfaction, work experience, and desire to be empowered at their places of work. Results suggest that job satisfaction and work experience enhance the employee-desire for empowerment in both countries - Canada and India. The practical implication of this study is that employees who exhibit job satisfaction and work experience behaviors are more likely to heighten their desires to be empowered, regardless of cultural context. The findings help to explain failures in organizational efforts to empower workers by demonstrating the critical role of job satisfaction and work experience behaviors in heightening employee-desire for empowerment.