An organization’s human resource is its most valuable asset. The
employees are the repository of knowledge, skills and abilities that can’t
be imitated by the competitors. Technologies, products and processes
are easily imitated by the competitors; however, at the end of the day,
employees are the most strategic resource of the company. Generally,
people are a firm’s most underutilized resource. And that is why
management tries to empower the employees. But employees often are
afraid of taking this responsibility. They fear the additional work pressure
that they will have to bear as a part of being empowered. Besides, they
also fear being held accountable for the decisions they make. Employee
empowerment entails identifying how much responsibility and authority
an individual can effectively handle without becoming over-burdened or
distressed. Empowerment includes supervisors and employees working
together to establish clear goals and expectations within agreed-upon
boundaries. In this paper all the aspects of employee empowerment
which leads to democratic decision making is discussed.