Abstract
Nowadays, due to rapid changes in environment, organizations tend to reduce their labor works and enhance the quality of work forces. It is obvious that the element of creativity and knowledge are the only sources of competitive advantage.
In a turbulent environment, on one hand, managers are seeking courses of action to solve problems using fewer sources and spending less time. On the Other hand, employees' expectations include sense of ownership, more opportunities for partnership, development, and self- actualization. In such a situation, empowerment is a key to use all the capacity of human resources and to response to the needs of employees.
This article aims to measure the level of women's empowerment in Iran's ICT Company, thus determining factors that influence empowerment.
Findings of this research indicate that the level of empowerment exists at a moderate level. The results of factor analysis highlights following factors: 1) management attitude; 2) between group values; 3) group structure; and 4) information communication. Further more, regression analysis shows management attitude, between group values and group structure determine 63% of variability in women's empowerment.
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