The Empirical Research on Civil Servants’ Motivation: Evidence from Romania

• Main Authors: Ana-Maria Bercu, Mihaela Onofrei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Primorska 2017-12-01
• Series: Managing Global Transitions
• Subjects: motivation; intrinsic/extrinsic factors; job satisfaction; civil servants; Maslow-Herzberg model
• Online Access: http://www.hippocampus.si/ISSN/1854-6935/15.399-417.pdf

The purpose of this article is to identify the most important factors with impact on civil servants motivation. The factors affecting motivation are examined and their effects on job satisfaction are explained. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective of the research, we will employ the Maslow-Herzberg combined model. The study was conducted in 21 Town Halls from the IASI County, Romania. Pearson’s correlation and regression analyses were used to establish whether the selected motivational factors were related to civil servants’ job satisfaction. The civil servants who feel that they are important for their organization will pursue goals actively and will increase the efforts to be more competitive at work and perform better. The limits of our research depend on the organizations analysed. The framework provides an explanation of why some factors enhance the civil servants’ motivation, while others not so much.