Investigating demographic, work-related and job satisfaction variables as predictors of motivation in Greek nurses

Gaki, Eleni; Kontodimopoulos, Nick; Niakas, Dimitris

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01413.x

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“…The structure of the Kenyan public hospitals is that decisions are made from the central government; these young nurses may feel they are not participating adequately in decision and policy making thus feeling dissatisfied with their job. All the nurses regardless of age were relatively dissatisfied with their benefits (see Table 8), contradicting the findings of Gaki [22] who suggested that remuneration especially concerned older nurses. The satisfaction with benefits in this study also did not significantly differ with job experience whereas Li et al [2] found that there is more satisfaction when one has a longer work experience.…”

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“…The nurses were most satisfied with work worth to self and others, supporting findings by Doef et al [17] who found that nurses in East Africa feel more accomplished. South African nurses were found to be moderately accomplished Gaki et al [22] The findings from South Africa can be compared with those in Kenya since there are cultural similarities between the two countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The higher satisfaction with autonomy of practice and professional role enactment among the male nurses could be because most of the time the male nurses are in management positions and that is why they were more satisfied with being in control of their work and more sense of achievement since administrative positions are associated with motivation itself and to satisfaction. [22] It was established that male nurses earned more, felt they had better job security and got better employment opportunities in nursing. [14] More male nurses felt they had a workplace support network.…”

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Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Kahiga

2017

JNEP

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Introduction: The literature demonstrates that little research has been conducted to explore job satisfaction among nurses working in obstetric units in Kenya. The perception of job satisfaction by nurses is influenced by the environment in which they work. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used to carry out the study. The study tools included the work quality index (WQI) and the demographic data questionnaires. Convenience sampling method was. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 20. The items in the WQI were organized into six subscales and Cronbach's alpha was calculated to obtain the reliability coefficient of each subscale. An independent t-test was used to compare the subscales scores for the male and female participants. ANOVA was conducted to compare the level of satisfaction with the six subscales and the participants' characteristics. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient was calculated to assess if there was any relationships, the magnitude and the direction of the relationship between the six subscales. Results: Nurses are most satisfied with the perception that the work associated with their position provides them with the opportunity to be of service to others and least satisfied with receiving enough time to complete indirect patient care tasks. There are no significant differences in the overall level of satisfaction between males and females though males are more satisfied with autonomy of practice and professional role enactment. The six subscales strongly and positively correlate with one another. Conclusions: Nurses working in the obstetric units are relatively dissatisfied with most of the aspects of the work environment. The more educated nurses are less satisfied than less educated nurses. Since all aspects of job satisfaction are interrelated, emphasis should be put on each of them so as to create a satisfying work environment for nurses working in obstetric units.

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Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Kahiga

2017

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“…Job satisfaction is related to organization's productivity and efficiency (Koustelios, 2001), employees' loyalty (Matzler, & Renzl, 2006) and creativity (Gaki et al, 2013) as well as school performance (Caprara et al, 2006;Saiti, 2007). Some theorists have specified the job satisfaction as a multifaceted construct which includes different components.…”

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Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Estonian Primary School Teachers

Kaseorg¹,

Uibu²

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Vast changes in the education field have an effect on teachers' job satisfaction. In a tightening competition principals of educational institutions have to keep track of their staff's satisfaction, as it is an important factor in achieving the organization's objectives. The aim of the current article is to find out about the internal (e.g., workrelated collaboration with colleagues and school principals, school management) and external (e.g., salary, promotion) factors influencing job satisfaction. Forty-five primary school teachers from 28 Estonian schools participated in the study. Structured interviews were used to collect teachers' attitudes and descriptions and thematic analysis to analyze them. It was found that primary school teachers' job satisfaction was greater in the case of internal factors. It became evident that about 50% of the primary school teachers were satisfied with workrelated matters and school management. It appeared that even though the professional development of teachers was supported in small quantities, teachers found opportunities for self-development by exchanging knowledge and experiences with colleagues. Most teachers were not satisfied with their salary and possibilities for promotion in schools. When teachers are satisfied the collegiality, job satisfaction with school environment and job performance improve.

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“…Regarding position, it is possible to assume that supervisors or directors have better incomes and more autonomy, in addition to more favorable physical work conditions and a greater feeling of professional satisfaction. It is not surprising that they hold higher WS levels, according to what has already being identified on an international study (22) . In contrast, undergraduate or graduated professionals without holding a position may feel upset with allegedly professional stagnations.…”

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Satisfação no trabalho da equipe de enfermagem em um hospital universitário

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Objective: identify the determinants of job satisfaction of the nursing staff of a public university hospital. Method: secondary study with mixed data approach and simple and multiple linear regression. A total of 115 subjects participated in the study, 41 nurses and 74 nursing assistants and technicians. The data collection occurred in 2013 using the QST-Caism questionnaire. Results: education, hierarchical level and workplace constitute job satisfaction determinants. However, age, gender, job and work period did not show this relationship. More educated workers held low job satisfaction if exercised not graduated nursing functions. Conclusion: graduated workers who perform high school functions are more unsatisfi ed than those who have high school function and qualifi cation. Key words: Job Satisfaction; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Working Conditions. RESUMO Objetivo: identifi car os determinantes da satisfação no trabalho da equipe de enfermagem de um hospital público universitário. Método: estudo secundário, com abordagem mista dos dados e análise de regressão linear simples e múltipla. Participaram da pesquisa 115 sujeitos, sendo 41 enfermeiros e 74 técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem. A coleta de dados ocorreu em 2013, mediante a aplicação do questionário QST-Caism. Resultados: escolaridade, cargo e local de trabalho constituem determinantes da satisfação. Já idade, sexo, função e período de trabalho não apresentaram essa relação. Trabalhadores mais escolarizados detinham baixa satisfação no trabalho se exercessem funções de técnico e de auxiliares de enfermagem. Conclusão: trabalhadores graduados desempenhando funções de ensino médio estão mais insatisfeitos do que aqueles com função e formação de ensino médio. Descritores: Satisfação no Trabalho; Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem no Hospital; Condições de Trabalho. RESUMENObjetivo: identifi car los determinantes de la satisfacción laboral del personal de enfermería de un hospital público y universitario. Método: estudio secundario, con enfoque mixto y análisis de regresión lineal simple y múltiple. Participaron 115 sujetos, incluyendo 74 enfermeras y 41 técnicos y auxiliares de enfermería. La recolección ocurrió en 2013 por el QST-Caism. Resultados: nivel de educación, cargo y lugar de trabajo son determinantes de la satisfacción. Por su parte, período de trabajo, edad, sexo y función no muestran esta relación. Trabajadores más instruidos tenían baja satisfacción cuando sus funciones eran asistentes o técnicos de enfermería. Conclusión: trabajadores graduados desempeñando funciones de escuela secundaria son más insatisfechos que trabajadores con función y califi cación de escuela secundaria.

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Investigating demographic, work-related and job satisfaction variables as predictors of motivation in Greek nurses

Abstract: The constantly changing health sector requires that human resources and job context be a priority for health administrators. By promoting nurses' satisfaction and efficacy, an improvement in service quality is expected.

Cited by 62 publications

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Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Estonian Primary School Teachers

Satisfação no trabalho da equipe de enfermagem em um hospital universitário

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