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Over the last few years, in a continuous and growing way, the motivation of employees has
been studied and it is currently agreed that it is an important work factor that significantly influences
productivity and individual performance in an organisational context. As an influential factor for this
motivation, we can find psychological empowerment in the sense that it gives employees freedom
and confidence. This study aimed to understand the role of psychological empowerment in employee
motivation. Empowerment can be translated, in a business context, into the training and valorisation
of collaborators with a sense of their commitment to better the individual and, consequently, global
performance of the organisation. In this research, empowerment was considered a motivational factor
in achieving organisational objectives. The methodology used was of a quantitative nature based
on a questionnaire survey that aimed to analyse psychological empowerment and the motivation of
620 individuals working in Portuguese organisations in the industry and services sectors. The results
obtained, which were based on a structural equation model, show that psychological empowerment
at work positively influenced employee motivation, with the meaning and self-determination dimen sions contributing the most to motivation. The results obtained in the study have the potential to
benefit both employees and organisations, contributing to a more productive and healthy working
environment.
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Keywords
Self determination Meaning Motivation Empowerment
Citation
Sousa, Marlene, Eulália Santos, Tânia Santos, and Márcio Oliveira. 2023. The Influence of Empowerment on the Motivation of Portuguese Employees—A Study Based on a Structural Equation Model. Administrative Sciences 13: 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/ admsci13110230
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MDPI