International Journal of Management (IJM), ISSN 0976 – 6502(Print), ISSN 0976 - 6510(Online), Volume 6, Issue 1, January (2015), pp. 625-633 © IAEME 625 G.Sivanesan & C. Mervyn Jude Sylvester, “A Study on Employee Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in Chennai Micro Print Private Limited, Chennai” – (ICAM 2015) A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION IN CHENNAI MICRO PRINT PRIVATE LIMITED, CHENNAI Dr.G.Sivanesan Assistant Professor, Jamal Institute of Management, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy. C. Mervyn Jude Sylvester Research Scholar, Jamal Institute of Management, Jamal Mohamed College Trichy. ABSTRACT Empowerment means encouraging the people to make decisions with least intervention from higher management. Employee empowerment is defined as giving the power to employee to make decisions. It is form of freedom in which employee takes decision to ensure maximum satisfaction to organization. Empowerment is the initial, fundamental and enhances the productivity. Employees are the assets of organizations. Implementation of empowerment programs seems to be the biggest challenge organizations face. The organization has the responsibility to create a work environment which helps foster the ability and desire of employees to act in empowered ways. The implementation often takes years, especially if the organization has a bureaucratic culture. It also seems that empowerment implementation efforts are often haphazard. Employee empowerment is proper procedure to compete the capability of worker for enhancing their commitment and achievement of growth and success of organization. EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT Employee empowerment is creating a working environment where an employee is allowed to make his own decisions in specific work-related situations. The decisions can be big or small, and the size and effect of the decision is up to the employer. The logic behind employee empowerment is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT (IJM) ISSN 0976-6502 (Print) ISSN 0976-6510 (Online) Volume 6, Issue 1, January (2015), pp. 625-633 © IAEME: http://www.iaeme.com/IJM.asp Journal Impact Factor (2014): 7.2230 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJM © I A E M E