Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers
The health sector is characterized as labor-intensive, which means that the effectiveness of an organization that operates within its context is inextricably linked to the level of employee performance. Therefore, an essential condition, in order to achieve higher standards, in terms of the effectiv...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2021-04-01
|
Series: | Heliyon |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021009609 |
id |
doaj-27325d5eada54d15ab6ca9c285b40504 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-27325d5eada54d15ab6ca9c285b405042021-05-03T10:26:29ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-04-0174e06857Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workersFotis Kitsios0Maria Kamariotou1Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorresponding author.; Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, GreeceThe health sector is characterized as labor-intensive, which means that the effectiveness of an organization that operates within its context is inextricably linked to the level of employee performance. Therefore, an essential condition, in order to achieve higher standards, in terms of the effectiveness of the health units, as well as set the foundations of a solid health system, is to take maximum advantage of the full potential of human resources. This goal can only be accomplished by providing the appropriate incentives, which will naturally cause the adoption of the desired attitude and behavior. In the case of Greece, there is not enough research relative to the needs of health workers and, consequently, the incentives that can motivate them. This article aims to investigate the dynamics that may be behind health workers at a public hospital in Northern Greece. Data were collected from 74 employees in the hospital and were analyzed using ANOVA analysis. The results show that key motivators for the employees can be considered the relationships with their colleagues and the level of achievement, while the level of rewards and job characteristics play a secondary role. These results make it clear that, in order for the hospital's management to be able to improve the level of employee performance, it should ensure the establishment of a strong climate among employees, and also acknowledge the efforts made by them.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021009609MotivationJob satisfactionPerformanceHealth personnelHealthcare |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Fotis Kitsios Maria Kamariotou |
spellingShingle |
Fotis Kitsios Maria Kamariotou Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers Heliyon Motivation Job satisfaction Performance Health personnel Healthcare |
author_facet |
Fotis Kitsios Maria Kamariotou |
author_sort |
Fotis Kitsios |
title |
Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers |
title_short |
Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers |
title_full |
Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers |
title_fullStr |
Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers |
title_full_unstemmed |
Job satisfaction behind motivation: An empirical study in public health workers |
title_sort |
job satisfaction behind motivation: an empirical study in public health workers |
publisher |
Elsevier |
series |
Heliyon |
issn |
2405-8440 |
publishDate |
2021-04-01 |
description |
The health sector is characterized as labor-intensive, which means that the effectiveness of an organization that operates within its context is inextricably linked to the level of employee performance. Therefore, an essential condition, in order to achieve higher standards, in terms of the effectiveness of the health units, as well as set the foundations of a solid health system, is to take maximum advantage of the full potential of human resources. This goal can only be accomplished by providing the appropriate incentives, which will naturally cause the adoption of the desired attitude and behavior. In the case of Greece, there is not enough research relative to the needs of health workers and, consequently, the incentives that can motivate them. This article aims to investigate the dynamics that may be behind health workers at a public hospital in Northern Greece. Data were collected from 74 employees in the hospital and were analyzed using ANOVA analysis. The results show that key motivators for the employees can be considered the relationships with their colleagues and the level of achievement, while the level of rewards and job characteristics play a secondary role. These results make it clear that, in order for the hospital's management to be able to improve the level of employee performance, it should ensure the establishment of a strong climate among employees, and also acknowledge the efforts made by them. |
topic |
Motivation Job satisfaction Performance Health personnel Healthcare |
url |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021009609 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT fotiskitsios jobsatisfactionbehindmotivationanempiricalstudyinpublichealthworkers AT mariakamariotou jobsatisfactionbehindmotivationanempiricalstudyinpublichealthworkers |
_version_ |
1721482500030595072 |