Motivational Program Research Articles

THE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM OF MOTIVATIONS OF THE TEACHING STAFF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

In order to ensure that the higher education institutions attain the desired objectives, it is very important to motivate employees to work effectively, which directly depends on their work motivation. When managing motivation, the manager’s job is to activate the motivations that already lie in the employees. Specific activities of the teaching staff in the higher education system are conditioned by motivations of work activities, as well as by the joint action of motivations for choosing profession and motivations for choosing workplace, the ratio of which guides the conduct of employees and creates its motivational structure. Virtually every worker has his/her own motivational structure, in which the leading place is occupied by the motivating core, which is the set of leading motives and stimuli that guide workers at a given point in time. In order to reveal the motivating core in the structure of the teaching staff, we conducted a survey at Akaki Tsereteli State University. A total of 252 respondents took part in the survey of the teaching dtaff. As a result of the survey, motivations that are mostly related to the content of labor and the specific labor conditions typical for the higher education institutions. In order to succeed in organizations and their structure, it is not only desirable, but essential to create, maintain and operate a staff motivation system in continuous development mode. Based on our research, we have identified the areas of motivation and stimulation that are most relevant for Akaki Tsereteli State University today, and based on them, we have developed the motivational program that, in our opinion, will help the university to achieve its strategic goals and successfully meet the challenge.

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PERSONNEL MOTIVATION SYSTEM AS A FACTOR TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF OPERATIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE RAILWAY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

Employees motivated for high-quality work are very valuable for any company. This article is focused on evaluating the effectiveness of personnel motivation in railway locomotive operating depots. It reviews different approaches of Russian and foreign authors to the concept of “personnel motivation”. The authors offered economic and social analysis of the current personnel motivation system of the locomotive depot, which is a part of the Russian Railways holding company. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the personnel motivation system, the authors have chosen the methodology of researching the degree of the organization’s main economic and social objectives achievement. As a result, the authors identified problems in the personnel motivation system related to the conditions of labor organization: the low level of staff awareness of motivational programs, as well as the lack of a system for evaluating staff motivation. The third problem related to the socio-psychological labor conditions was the low level of staff loyalty and lack of involvement in labor and social activities within the organization. The authors proposed corrective measures to solve the above mentioned problems: using the digital platform “Scored” and HR Code service, which is based on artificial intelligence. The expected results of the implementation of these measures are:
 - increased productivity due to higher interest in the work of employees;
 - increased labor activity of the staff;
 - increased personnel financial interest in the development of their competencies;
 - increased staff motivation level;
 - maintaining the numeric and qualitative staff structure;
 - improving the effectiveness of the management strategy.
 The experience of personnel motivation system assessment may be useful in the regional divisions of the locomotive facilities of Russian Railways.

Modern approaches to ensure hand hygiene of medical staff in a measure complex for prevention of nosocomial infections in health facilities

Hand hygiene of medical staff plays a significant role in the prevention of nosocomial infections in healthcare facilities. Therefore, there is a need to identify approaches to facilitate proper adherence to hand hygiene. The study aims to substantiate the need for hand hygiene of medical staff, to explore modern methods for evaluating the effectiveness of hand hygiene supplies and problems associated with the use of these supplies along with their solutions. The authors have carried out the general and targeted analysis and expert evaluation of research results regarding measures for the prevention of nosocomial infections in health facilities. Analytical study of a large number of sources (over 50) on modern approaches to ensure hand hygiene of medical staff has been conducted with Content analysis and Open Source Intelligence methods. As a result of the study, authors have identified the need for further development of strategies to facilitate hand hygiene in health facilities and for the improvement of existing educational and motivational programs dedicated to hand hygiene of medical staff. Factors that may affect the effectiveness of antiseptics usage have been highlighted. The authors emphasize adverse reactions associated with the use of hand hygiene supplies (contact dermatitis and contact allergy) and the need for the development of measures to reduce risks of these adverse reactions among medical staff.

Teaching Performance of Slovak Primary School Teachers: Top Motivation Factors

Teaching is a specific type of profession with a specific mission. In this study, the motivation level of primary school teachers in Slovakia in the period from 2015 to 2020 was analyzed. A total of 1189 Slovak teachers with a stratified selection were addressed. Cronbach’s Alpha, Tukey’s HSD (honest significant difference), and ANOVA were used to analyze the data obtained. The research results confirm that Slovak teachers are motivated most by relationship and financial factors. Other important motivation factors are atmosphere in the workplace, a good work team, a supervisor’s approach, a fair appraisal system, and a basic salary. The research also confirms that, over the duration of the study, there was a significant change in the average level of motivation factors; however, there was no change in their relative proportion and structure. In relation to gender, significant diachronic differences were confirmed. Research results prove that Slovak teachers have stable requirements in terms of motivation. This study’s findings will further help school management create effective motivation programs for primary school teachers. Regarding the fact that no similar research has been conducted in Slovakia in a long time, the research results presented here are original and unique.

Nurses' Willingness to Care of Patients with COVID-19: Impact of Work Motivation Training Program.

Background: Nursing is a profession requiring prolonged training at the workplace. Nurses’ willingness to care of patients with COVID‐19 plays a considerable role in ensuring the stability of the nursing team and in controlling the pandemic. Work motivation is an effective instrument help nurses to charge up their batteries and increase the willingness to work. Improving staff’s knowledge and maintain satisfactory remuneration systems boost their willingness to work in a hazardous environment. Aim: Investigate the impact of work motivation educational program on the nurses' willingness to care of patients with COVID- 19. Design: Quesi -experimental design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted in critical care units at University Menoufia Hospital. Subjects: A simple random sample of 126 staff nurses provided direct patient care in Critical Care Units (CCUs). Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; Tool 1: Work Motivation Knowledge Questionnaire, consist of two parts, the first part to collect demographic data, second part; Motivational knowledge Questionnaire. Tool 2: Motivational Level Questionnaire. Tool 3: Factors Influencing Willingness to Care of Patients with COVID-19 questionnaire. Results: There was highly statistical significance difference among studied staff nurses regarding motivation knowledge pre and post the implementation of motivation program and their willingness to care of patients with COVID-19 p ≤ 0.001. There was statistical significant positive correlation between the studied nurses total motivation knowledge and total motivation level mean scores and willingness level to care of patients with COVID-19. Conclusion: In the light of findings of the present study, the current study concluded that improving nurses’ work motivation knowledge is an important strategy to improve their willingness to participate in care of patients with COVID‐19. Recommendations: For nursing managers, improving nurses’ perceived professional benefits is an important strategy to improve their willingness to participate in care of patients with COVID‐19, Integrating crisis management to nurses’ in the early stages of their educational curriculum. All medical supplies should be available, such as personal protective equipment and vaccination to help keep the lives of nurses and patients safe. Raising the awareness of infectious diseases and increased pre‐disaster training during infectious disease outbreaks is equally critical.

The development and effect of a health behavior motivational program based on metamotivational states of college students

The development and effect of a health behavior motivational program based on metamotivational states of college students

The Impact of Workplace Stress Management in a Business Organisation in the Service Industries – A Case Study on Kingstel Hotel Limited -Takoradi, Ghana

This research presents readers with adequate information about workplace stress and its impact on the productivity of employees in the service industries, factors in the working environment that cause stressful situations and negative health consequences of workplace stress. It was necessary to undertake this research on workplace stress due to the rapid changes in the service industries which come with some sort of pressure and making the workplace more prone to stress for managers and frontline service personnel. Service personnel need to control their personal emotions so that they will be capable of managing the emotions of their customers and provide them with their service requirements in an organization. The major objective for conducting this research work is to analyze the effectiveness of workplace stress management practices at Kingstel Hotel Limited and how sources of job stress for service personnel such as perceived customer demands, uncooperative attitudes of employees, role ambiguity, role conflict, role overload and how teamwork and other mediators such as job autonomy, training, and motivational programs helps to minimize workplace stress. To enhance better understanding and thorough analysis of stressors, questionnaires were administered to service personnel at Kingstel Hotel to gather primary data for further analysis and investigation. The researcher also interviewed the marketing manager of the hotel to gather further information. Moreover, in other not underrating the significant benefits of secondary data, various articles and publications were reviewed to enrich our knowledge and information base. With the use of an online survey, the questionnaire response was translated into tables and figures for further analysis. With the help of SPSS, correlations analyze was conducted to examine correlations in the variables used and the results of the study indicated that service personnel does not have personal stress management activities and this may result in health- related issues at the workplace more often. The study also identified from the analysis that workplace stress management activities will reduce working hours. Findings suggest the more uncooperative colleagues tend to be in an organization, the heavier workload will be for employees and hence higher probability to suffer from stress. Finally, recommendations for future research are given and areas are highlighted where there is a need for more empirical research.

Motivational interactive prevention in outpatients with ischemic heart disease

Working women suffering from ischemic heart disease (IHD), who receive ambulance cardiology treatment, have completed their training course at our Health School (HS), and their medical examination data have been compared with those in the reference group representing women with IHD, employed by the same enterprise, who have not attended HS. The training course program has included 5 training lessons, 60 minutes each. The educational training material was presented in the interactive form. To monitor the state in the trained outpatients within one year, used were telehealth technologies including teleconsultation sessions held every week. The clinical effect was monitored and assessed upon expiration of 12 months with the use of the respective closing medical examination. It has been found that in the HS group outpatients the levels of arterial pressure, total cholesterol and scores of anxiety depression syndrome are much lower than those identified in the reference group. The adherence to the administered therapy in the reference group was recorded to be less than 50%. It is reported that the implementation of the motivational prevention program has demonstrated its feasibility for the Employer: the cost effect has been assessed as the return rate at the level of Rbl. 1,4 per Rbl of investment not only due to reduction in paid sick leaves, but also due to an increase in labor productivity

An Educational Approach for Decreasing Internet Addiction: Motivational Interviewing Psycho-Education Program

An Educational Approach for Decreasing Internet Addiction: Motivational Interviewing Psycho-Education Program

The effectiveness of Duik‘s mind changing motivational program on goal orientation and successful intelligence of intelligent students

Introduction: Duik’s theory deals with subjective beliefs that people have about their own intelligence. Subjective beliefs that intelligent students have about their own intelligence could be effective on creative, analytical, practical intelligence as well as their goal orientation. Aim: The object of the present research was the effectiveness of Duik’s mind changing motivational program on goal orientation and successful intelligence of intelligent students. Method: The present research was a semi-experimental study with experimental design with pre-test, post-test with the control group. The statistical population was the intelligent students of the elementary school of Isfahan city in the year of 2015-2016. In the research sample, 30 people were chosen in a two-stage cluster sampling manner, and with a random method in experimental and control group. The measurement instrument was Raven’s Intelligence Test, Eliot and Mac Grikor’s goal achievement inventory and Esternberg and Grigorenko’s successful intelligence inventory. Also in order to test the hypothesis, multivariable Quariance analytic test and SPSS software 24 version were used. Results: Findings shows that Duik’s mind changing motivational progarm was effective on each four components of goal orientation means tendency domination )P=0.001), avoidance domination )P=0.001), tendency performance )P=0.001), avoidance performance )P=0.001) as well as analytical )P=0.001), practical (P=0.007), and creative intelligence (P=0.046) of intelligent students. Conclusion: According to the findings it is recommend that for increasing the level of merit motivation of intelligent students, additive intelligence education based on Duik’s theory should be used.

Attitudes of Youth Toward Reading Before and After a Motivational Project

As part of an evaluation project assessing the impact of a specific reading motivation program in 30 schools (20 elementary, 10 middle), a longitudinal study of student reading attitudes was conducted using the nationally-tested Elementary Reading Attitude Survey instrument. The instrument tested both attitudes toward recreational reading and school reading. The results have implications for types o reading programs as well as book access and use of libraries.

Level of Self Esteem among Medical Students in International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan (IIUM) and its Association with Religiosity

Introduction: Self-esteem is an essential aspect of wellbeing particularly for medical students who are susceptible to mental disorders. In Islam, self-esteem is built based on both revelation by Allah and human’s effort. With the increasing study in terms of religiosity and self-esteem, the role of religiosity as possible protective factor for Muslim medical students in their life, is a steppingstone towards becoming competent Muslim professionals.Objectives: This study aims to measure the level of self-esteem among medical students and its association with religiosity.Methods: This online cross-sectional study was conducted among 178 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan medical students using validated 10-items IIUM Religiosity Scale (IIUMReIS), and 10-items Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Descriptive statistics was used to measure the level of self-esteem while chi-square, Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman’s correlation, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to explore the association between self-esteem with the predictors.Results: More than half of the students (58.5%) have a high level of self-esteem. They scored an average of 35 (IQR = 6) in terms of religiosity. Those with higher religiosity were predicted to have significantly high self-esteem (r = 0.345). Other significant factor includes, frequency of voluntary prayer where daily practice has 0.3 lower odds of having low self-esteem. (95% CI = 0.11, 0.85, p = <0.05)Conclusion: Majority of the students have a high level of self-esteem. Implications of the role of religiosity and the impact of voluntary prayer were suggested. Early and consistent strengthening of self-esteem via motivational, spiritual and religious programs may be advisable.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Supplementary Issue: 2021 Page: S27

PERFORMANCE MODEL OF HEALTH WORKER AT THE JOHAR BARU DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER

The aim of this study is to identify and explain the influence of culture and training on organizational commitment and its effect on the performance of employees at the District Health Center Johar Baru, Central Jakarta. The research method in this study uses a a causality quantitative approach. The population is all health workers at the Johar Baru Puskesmas with probability sampling techniques and simple random sampling techniques. The data obtained were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with the Smart PLS version 3.2.8 software program. The results of this study indicate that organizational culture, training and organizational commitment have a significant positive effect on employee performance partially or simultaneously. In addition, organizational commitment mediates organizational culture and performance training. Research suggestions in the aspect of managing performance targets should be arranged in quality and quantity by considering "people"As executor of activities. Leadership decision making must combine all constructive ideas and opinions, employee selection to determine training priorities so that it is right on target which can be done concretely through leadership training, capacity building, routine motivation programs, evaluation, reward and punishment.

Understanding motivation and what works to motivate male offenders into engaging with treatment: A rapid evidence assessment

Background:The development of motivational programmes that are able to successfully enhance offenders’ readiness for treatment could mean that more individuals may decide to partake in programmes.Aims:The aim of this research is to explore the existing evidence on the topic in order to answer two main questions: 1) What factors are associated with motivation to engage in interventions?; 2) What works as best practice for motivation and readiness enhancement?Method:This study utilised a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) methodology, looking in particular at the existing studies with the following characteristics: English language, published globally, between the years 2005–2020, and Peer-reviewed-only.Results:From a total of 3596 papers obtained with the initial searches, a total of six studies were eventually selected as the most suitable for this review overall. These covered three main areas: (1) assessments tools currently available; (2) factors specifically associated with motivation and readiness; and (3) relevant processes/interventions that directly affect motivation or readiness.Conclusions/Implications for practice:With regards to the factors (and barriers) linked to motivation and readiness to engage with treatment, the evidence presented in this review confirmed the multi-factorial nature of these concepts. The proposed synthesis seems to be in line with what is outlined within the Multifactor Offender Readiness Model (MORM; Ward et al., 2004) and the main point that emerged from this review is that offenders’ motivation and readiness is best understood through aspects that are both internal to the person or that depend on individuals, and external, in the features of the context, environment and people that surround them. As regards interventions to enhance readiness and motivation, the evidence is rather limited and mainly restricted to specific types of offenders; based on what is available, it appears that some interventions with this purpose can have positive effects on individuals.

Effects of Work Environment and Nursing Organizational Culture on Tertiary Hospital Nurses’ Turnover Intention

Purpose This study examined the effects of work environment and organizational culture on tertiary hospital nurses' turnover intention. Methods A cross-sectional design was used, with a convenience sample of 371 hospital nurses from 16 units of three tertiary hospitals in South Korea. Data were collected through a self-report survey conducted during September and October 2016. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, and binary logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 43.7% of the participants were identified as having turnover intention within 1 year. Factors related to turnover intention among hospital nurses were age, marital status, and total clinical career. Furthermore, a relationship-oriented organizational culture showed a negative association with turnover intention. Conclusion These findings suggest it is important to provide appropriate motivational programs and incentives for nurses according to their clinical career to decrease turnover intention. Moreover, establishing a relationship-oriented organizational culture will also help to reduce the turnover intention of tertiary hospital nurses. Key Words: Nurse, Workplace, Organizational culture, Turnover intention 주요어: 간호사, ì— ë¬´í™˜ê²½, 조직문화, 이직의도

School’s Perspectives on Educational Programmes under Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. Case Study: Malaysia

This study explores the impacts of the Corporate Social Responsibility educational programme from the schools’ perspectives towards their pupils and school. A qualitative approach was chosen from a case study of these programmes conducted in Malaysia. The method used for data collection was semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was adopted to collect data from headmasters/mistresses from 10 primary schools and was analysed using narrative analysis. Findings shows that these programmes have impacted pupils through educational exposure, a holistic approach, academic improvement, feeling motivated, encouraging creativity and assisting in pupils’ future career development. One of the impacts that were related to the educational programmes was the teaching and learning knowledge that was gained by the teachers. Other than that, the educational programmes also eased the financial burden of the school as well as providing benefits to the surrounding community. Schools suggested that the programmes should be improved by creating better and more programme type content, being more academically focused, allocating more funding, being conducted over a longer period for sustainability, and conducting the programme more regularly. Corporate Social Responsibility educational programmes in future are suggested to be academic related which should include an English language programme, information technology, 21st century learning, a green programme, basic skills (read, write, count), a motivational programme, and a study visit. In conclusion, CSR educational programmes initiatives must be sustainable because it had great impact on pupils, teachers, schools, and the community surrounding the school.

Assessing impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food system and small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh

COVID-19 is now a major global health crisis, can lead to severe food crisis unless proper measures are taken. Though a number of scientific studies have addressed the possible impacts of COVID-19 in Bangladesh on variety of issues, problems and food crises associated with aquatic resources and communities are missing. Therefore, this study aimed at bridging the gap in the existing situation and challenges of COVID-19 by linking its impact on aquatic food sector and small-scale fisheries with dependent population. The study was conducted based on secondary data analysis and primary fieldwork. Secondary data focused on COVID-19 overview and number of confirmed, recovered and death cases in Bangladesh; at the same time its connection with small-scale fisheries, aquatic food production, demand and supply was analyzed. Community perceptions were elicited to present how the changes felt and how they affected aquatic food system and small-scale fisheries and found devastating impact. Sudden illness, reduced income, complication to start production and input collection, labor crisis, transportation abstraction, complexity in food supply, weak value chain, low consumer demand, rising commodity prices, creditor’s pressure were identified as the primary affecting drivers. Dependent people felt the measures taken by the Government should be based on protecting both the health and food security. Scope of alternative income generating opportunities, rationing system, training and motivational program could improve the situation. The study provides insight into policies adopted by the policy makers to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on aquatic food sector and small-scale fisheries.

Improvement of medication error reporting: An applied motivation program in pediatric units.

BACKGROUND:The rate of reporting medication errors is lower than the actual rate. The role of education, encouragement, and promotion of reporting culture can contribute to the increase of errors reporting. This study was to investigate the effect of motivational program on reporting of medication errors in the pediatric units.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test design was done through 60 nurses working in the pediatric wards of the selected hospital in Isfahan, Iran in 2018–2019. Nurses participated in the study through the census sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on eight medication principles completed by the nurses before and after the intervention. The intervention was conducted through a motivational program in two parts of training and positive reinforcement. Data were analyzed through the descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation [SD]) as well as inferential statistics (Wilcoxon test and paired t-test).RESULTS:After the intervention, the most medication error reports (60%) were in the principle of right medication (similar name). Furthermore, the total score (SD) of medication error reporting was significantly increased from 7.35 (2.43) before the intervention to 17.04 (5.59) after the intervention, (t = 8.03, P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:Motivational program increased medication error reports. Therefore, the managers can improve medication care and the safety of children through continuous education and encouragement in the hospitals.

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUTER CYCLING PREVALENCE IN POLAND AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

The study aims to analyses the prevalence of the Polish adult population in cycling in terms of their socio-demographic characteristics. This can make an important contribution to the dissemination of this environmentally, socially and economically sustainable form of physical activity, and in building national recommendations. The study was based on the representative data from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland from five large-scale surveys in years 2014-2018. The sample comprised 7,347 Poles aged 15-69. In each survey long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used. The independence tests and non-parametric test were applied to search for statistically significant difference between the studied variables. In order to capture relationships between commuter cycling prevalence and a set of explanatory variables, a predictive model was built. The prevalence of the Polish adult population in commuting by bicycle systematically increases (in 2014 ̶ 16.3%; in 2015 ̶ 17.4%; in 2016 – 21.5%; in 2017 ̶ 19.9%; in 2018 ̶ 29.8%). The average energy expenditure of this effort is also increasing. Poles most often cycle 1-3 times a week (17.7% once a week; 23% ̶ twice a week; 18.2% ̶ 3 times a week). There are no statistical differences in this regard, neither by the number of cycling days nor by the gender. Hierarchically, the most important factor in determining whether someone does or does not commute by bike, is age. People who are the most probable to cycle are those aged 15-29 (30%), and among them, people living in villages (35%), with primary education (42.6%). In the 30-59 age group, 20.6% are active. They are usually from the countryside (24.3%), mostly women (27%). Among people aged 60 or more, 14.2% cycle. Most often they are men (17.3%). National recommendations should be developed for individual age groups. Educational and motivational programs (scope depending on age), practical classes increasing the self-confidence of bicycle traffic participants and activities improving the bicycle infrastructure (including the implementation of intermodal transport) are necessary.

ИЗУЧЕНИЕ МОТИВАЦИИ СОТРУДНИКОВ – ОСНОВА ИХ МОТИВИРОВАНИЯ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ РЕСТОРАНА «АДАМ И ЕВА»)

The article raises the question of studying the motivation of restaurant employees by the ex-ample of the development of a motivation system for the staff of the restaurant “Adam and Eve”. Significant indicators of the features of the motivational sphere of staff, both having direct contact with visitors and working in offices, have been identified. A comparative analysis was carried out, the features of the motivational sphere of the restaurant staff's personality, their impact on labor productivity were determined. The result of the anal-ysis of the restaurant's personnel management system is presented, the main proposals for the development of a motivation program are formulated. The practical aspect of the work and the insufficiently studied moti-vation of work in the field of restaurant business make the study more relevant and expedient than ever.