a management style or corporate culture that allows employees to take the initiative and make decisions. It is commonly found in a decentralized management system. Autonomy is a decentralized ...

Former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang's decision not to run for the post of chief executive will disappoint many. While not expecting her to win, they still wanted Donald Tsang Yam-kuen to ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Autonomy is one of the essential elements in building true employee engagement. Without it your workforce may become the “land of the ...

Let's be honest — nobody wants to feel like just another cog in the machine. In today's fast-paced business environment, the leaders who win are those who give their teams the freedom to make ...

Why have people throughout history been willing to fight and even die for their freedom? From one perspective the answer is obvious: oppression causes suffering and we're all hardwired to flee ...

In China back in 1989, a senior education official from Shanghai leaned over to a visiting American scholar and asked, “How is it that you Americans are so successful at keeping your government from ...

Do you trust your employees? Psychology suggests you should. When employees are trusted, empowered, and equipped to make certain decisions about how, when, and where they work–a concept known as job ...

Academic freedom continues to decline worldwide. Over the last decade, it has declined in 50 countries, while only nine ...

These are examples of actual workplace policies from prominent companies such as Aetna, American Express, Dell, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Zappos. They have joined the ranks of many organizations in ...

Happy young woman manager standing in front of happy businesspeople of various ages and ethnicities. Most people want at least some say over how they work, whether that means scheduled hours; being ...