autonomy

Human resource management:

A degree or level of freedom and discretion allowed to an employee over his or her job. 

As a general rule, jobs with high degree of autonomy engender a sense of responsibility and greater job satisfaction in the employee(s). 

Not every employee, however, prefers a job with high degree of responsibility. 

autonomy
自治（権）、自治国家、自治体

discretion
決定権、判断の自由、行動の自由、裁量、自由裁量（権）

engender
～を生み出す、～を新しく作る、～を生じさせる