The Effect of Employee Empowerment over Institutio-nal Commitment:The Study in a Public Corporation That Responsible to Security

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of personal empowerment of employees on institutional commitment in the public service. The study is conducted on 560 officers consisting of Army Officer, Sergeant, Specialist Gendarme and Civil Officers working in Military Police Commandership’s headquarter in Ankara. The Minnesota job satisfaction scale” developed by Weiss, Dawis, England and Lofquist in 1967 and the “organizational commitment scale” developed by Allen and Meyer in 1991 are used. The results indicate that high level of attachment to an organization is a critical factor in achieving high quality and efficiency. İt is acknowledged that to keep up with vastly developing technology and conditions of the day, public entities should give importance to empower their employees. A well executed strategy for empowerment of employees increases the efficiency level of the entire entity.

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Employee Empowerment , Institutional Commit , ment , Organizational Commitment

Journal Of Social Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University

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Journal Of Social Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University