Mallakar ma'aikata tana nufin al'adar baiwa ma'aikata hannun jari a kamfani, ta hanyar zabin hannun jari, raba riba, ko wasu hanyoyi. Wannan yana nufin cewa ma'aikata sun zama masu hannun jari a cikin kamfani, suna ba su sha'awar kuɗi don nasararsa. Sau da yawa ana kallon ikon mallakar ma'aikata a matsayin wata hanya ta haɓaka haɗin gwiwa da ƙarfafa ma'aikata, da kuma daidaita muradun ma'aikata da gudanarwa.