Motivation techniques as a management tool in Greek public hospitals
Part of : Αρχείον οικονομικής ιστορίας ; Vol.XXIII, No.1, 2011, pages 41-55
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Motivation in the hospital environment is the process whereby the behavior of an individual is energized, sustained and diverted in order to meet individual needs and achieve organizational objectives. The main objectives of our study is to unveiled a number of motivational techniques, which would be much valuable for the hospital manager, in a random sample of 900 hospital personnel (300 Administrative Personnel, 200 Medical Personnel and 400 Nursing Personnel) in a sample of 20 Public Greek hospitals. As research instrument was used validated questionnaire and the chi-square as a contingency test used for data analysis. As an additional contribution, our research identified the administrative, medical and nursing personnel’s attitudes towards those motivational techniques.
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Hospital management, Motivation techniques, Healthcare Personnel, Allocation Effectiveness, Performance Management
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JEL classification: I18, M12, M54, J24, J45
