@Article{jpa.2026.073305,
AUTHOR = {Linda Naidoo, Mariette Coetzee},
TITLE = {Empowered to excel: Developing and validating an employee empowerment scale for universities},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Psychology in Africa},
VOLUME = {36},
YEAR = {2026},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {161--170},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jpa/v36n2/67174},
ISSN = {1815-5626},
ABSTRACT = {This study tested the internal reliability and validity of a 28-item Employee Empowerment scale within a higher education context. A sample of 452 university employees (N = 452) from a South African higher education institution, comprising academics (46%), administrative staff (33%), and professional and managerial staff (21%), participated in the study. The participants were required to complete an employee empowerment questionnaire. The exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis identified a three-construct measurement model for employee empowerment: management support, autonomy and decision-making, and access to information and resources. The results revealed that the research instrument was reliable for measuring employee empowerment at a higher education institution. The study adds to the existing body of knowledge of employee empowerment within the higher education environment.},
DOI = {10.32604/jpa.2026.073305}
}