Measuring Employee Motivation in Greek Healthcare
Author Information
Author(s): Paleologou Victoria, Kontodimopoulos Nick, Stamouli Aggeliki, Aletras Vassilis, Niakas Dimitris
Primary Institution: Hellenic Open University
Hypothesis
The study aims to develop a reliable instrument to measure the attitudes of healthcare workers in Greece towards job-related factors that motivate them.
Conclusion
The developed instrument shows good psychometric properties and can help hospital administrations identify motivating factors for their employees.
Supporting Evidence
- The instrument was developed based on a systematic review of existing literature on job satisfaction.
- Factor analysis revealed four distinct components that explain 59.61% of the variability in responses.
- The instrument demonstrated high internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.782 to 0.901.
Takeaway
This study created a tool to help hospitals understand what makes their workers happy and motivated, which can help them do their jobs better.
Methodology
The study used a methodological exploratory design with content development, pilot testing, and field testing of a 28-item instrument.
Limitations
The instrument was tested on a combined sample of different healthcare roles, which may not accurately reflect the unique conditions of each group.
Participant Demographics
The sample included 83 physicians, 162 nurses, and 108 administrative staff, with a majority being female (69.5%) and a mean age of 39.3 years.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.0005
Statistical Significance
p<0.0005
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