System of Amoebas as a Remedy for Employee Engagement Deficits - A Conceptual Deliberation

The study is focused on the vital management problem of employee engagement. For a company, it is a true challenge to have employees taking full responsibility for their work and making every effort to facilitate good cooperation. The study examines the system of amoebas, developed at Kyocera, from the viewpoint of employee engagement. It aims to figure out the challenges for the implementation of the Amoeba System in a traditionally managed bureaucratic company. The study takes a conceptual research approach. It proposes a list of four of the most challenging issues that arise while introducing the amoeba management approach in a company. They are: (1) giving small teams real autonomy, (2) designing a new accounting system, (3) introducing a system of inner prices, and (4) developing a set of clear organisational principles. The study also proposes directions for future research.