Common use of Empowerment Clause in Contracts

Empowerment. As several suppliers mentioned that ASML is becoming somewhat rigid in its decision process, it could be sensible to make use of more empowerment of employees (Xxxx xx Xxxxx et al., 1994). Empowerment is the effect of transferring responsibilities from management to lower level employees. Thereby increasing their influence. It is argued when a sensible facilitating structure is also implemented, this could lead to exceptional results. When ASML employees at a lower level have the responsibility to make sure that logistical performance of their accounts is at a certain level and furthermore the a well facilitating structure having the right tools for increasing logistical performance, budgets and performance indicators are presented this could possibly help to increase agility in the decision process and find good local solutions within boundaries set by the facilitating structure. Again this is just a suggestion found in literature for increasing the manageability of the contingent approach.