TY  - EJOU
AU  - Naidoo, Linda 
AU  - Coetzee, Mariette 

TI  - Empowered to excel: Developing and validating an employee empowerment scale for universities
T2  - Journal of Psychology in Africa

PY  - 2026
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
SN  - 1815-5626

AB  - 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.
KW  - employee empowerment; autonomy and decision-making; management support; access to information and resources; higher education institution

DO  - 10.32604/jpa.2026.073305