--- title: High Involvement work practices engage employees | The People Plan description: High Involvement work practices engage employees by thepeopleplan | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Organizational effectiveness scholar Edward L --- [Skip to content](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices#main-content) ![Atlas Alignment Growth Partners logo](https://www.atlasalign.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AA%20logo%203%20inch.jpg?width=300&height=60&name=AA%20logo%203%20inch.jpg) - [Home](https://www.atlasalign.com/) - [Services](https://www.atlasalign.com/services) - [About](https://www.atlasalign.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog) - [Resources](https://www.atlasalign.com/resources) - [Events](https://www.atlasalign.com/events) - [Contact](https://www.atlasalign.com/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.atlasalign.com/) - [Services](https://www.atlasalign.com/services) - [About](https://www.atlasalign.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog) - [Resources](https://www.atlasalign.com/resources) - [Events](https://www.atlasalign.com/events) - [Contact](https://www.atlasalign.com/contact) - [Book a Chat](https://www.atlasalign.com/discovery) [Book a Chat](https://www.atlasalign.com/discovery) Jul 12, 2012, 12:00:00 AM # High Involvement work practices engage employees [thepeopleplan](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/author/thepeopleplan) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/high-involvement-work-practices) ![](https://www.atlasalign.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ID-100207722.jpg?width=1080&height=675&name=ID-100207722.jpg) Organizational effectiveness scholar Edward Lawler identified four “high involvement” principles that have a positive impact on employee engagement– power, information, knowledge and rewards. What Lawler called “Power” (also referred to as autonomy or independence) means that employees have the power to make decisions that are important to their performance and to the quality of their working lives. Power can mean a relatively low level of influence, as in providing input into decisions made by others or it can mean having final authority and accountability for decisions and their outcomes. Involvement is maximized when the highest possible level of power is pushed down to the employees that have to carry out the decisions [Read more about Lawler’s principles for a high involvement workplace](http://www.iveybusinessjournal.com/topics/the-workplace/engaging-employees-through-high-involvement-work-practices)   [coaching](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/coaching), [strategy](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/strategy), [Uncategorized](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/uncategorized), [training and development](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/training-and-development), [ScalingUp](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/scalingup), [performance](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/performance), [Video](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/video), [action plans](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/action-plans), [job fit](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/job-fit), [job role](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/job-role), [planning](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/planning), [sales process](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/sales-process), [accountability](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/accountability), [Delegation](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/delegation), [recruiting](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/recruiting), [Cash](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/cash), [culture](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/culture), [rewards](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/rewards), [Execution](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/execution), [dashboards](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/tag/dashboards) ## Related posts ## [How does a Small(er) Employer Attract Generation Y?](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/how-does-a-smaller-employer-attract-generation-y) [thepeopleplan](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/author/thepeopleplan) [Read more](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/how-does-a-smaller-employer-attract-generation-y) ## [Competencies trumps experience every time](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/competencies-trumps-experience) [Diana Southall](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/author/diana-southall) [Read more](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/competencies-trumps-experience) ## [Getting an employee “back on track”](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/getting-an-employee-back-on-track) [thepeopleplan](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/author/thepeopleplan) [Read more](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog/getting-an-employee-back-on-track) --- [![AA logo 600x200](https://www.atlasalign.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AA%20logo%20600x200.jpg?width=900&height=300&name=AA%20logo%20600x200.jpg "AA logo 600x200")](http://www.AtlasAlign.com) Mailing address: PO Box 1016 Buffalo NY  Serving WNY, Southern Tier and the Great Lakes \[in-person\] and Globally \[virtual\]  [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlasalignment/) [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/pages/People-Plan/192367500792264) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6sKTSNEnhuAPfTUa5tqZw) - [Home](https://www.atlasalign.com) - [Services](https://www.atlasalign.com/services) - [About](https://www.atlasalign.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.atlasalign.com/blog) - [Resources](https://www.atlasalign.com/resources) - [Events](https://www.atlasalign.com/events) - [Contact](https://www.atlasalign.com/contact) [                               Terms](https://www.atlasalign.com/terms)                                               [Privacy](https://www.atlasalign.com/privacy) Copyright © 2026, Atlas Alignment Partners Inc                  ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=45108&fmt=gif)