..., Hirschheim and Klein (1994) proposed extensions to the ISD methodology ETHICS to achieve “emancipatory ideals”, thus putting participation, social empowerment and democratization on the research agenda. Ngwenyama and Lee (1997) applied Habermasian TCA to computer mediated communications (CMC...

...Robert Davison; Maris G. Martinsons Employee empowerment is commonly a fundamental part of the prescriptions offered to improve business performance. However, business process improvement and many other organisational development and change initiatives tend to encapsulate the values...

... with the opportunity for participation in decision making, resulting in “empowerment” and the possibility of personal fulfilment, argues that the networked organization may result in a progressive commodification of social relationships which will erode the meaning of true employee participation. Suggests...