Technical Positions Research Articles

Anthropometric and jumping profiles of U19 boys’ volleyball players in the 2019 World Championship

Background: The identification of anthropometric and jumping characteristics is crucial for the selection, guidance, and training of talents in volleyball. This study aimed to determine the profiles of anthropometric characteristics and jumping ability of boys’ volleyball players who participated in the 2019 U19 World Championships from five different continents and compare these characteristics based on their technical position (blocker, spiker, opposite, setter, libero), continents, and team standings. Methods and Materials: An analysis was conducted on the anthropometric characteristics of volleyball players who participated in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) U-19 World Championship for Boys 2019. Data, including spike height, height, weight, and block height, were obtained from the FIVB website for all teams and players who participated in the championship. The 348 players among 20 teams were divided into categories based on their playing position (five ranks), rank (20 ranks), class rank (five ranks), nation (20 countries), and class (five continents). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using height (cm) and weight (kg). Results: This study presents data on the physical characteristics and jumping ability of boys’ volleyball players at different levels in the 2019 championship according to their final ranking and technical playing positions. The information can be used as an index of average weight, height, BMI, spike height, and block height to select talents and improve the selection and training process for various technical playing positions in volleyball. Conclusion: Our findings revealed a statistically significant correlation between height, weight, spike, and block of first-place teams. Boys’ volleyball players under the age of 19 at different locations had different anthropometric and jumping characteristics, with height being a factor that differs depending on the player’s location. Based on our findings, we conclude that jumping ability is essential in volleyball.

Analysis of Influential Factors for High School Students’ Career Choice: Evidence from Canada

Making a career choice is an important phase in every student’s life. Before making decision, students must consider several factors. This research is supposed to investigate the factors that may affect career choice. By collecting data from Statistics Canada, anonymous experimental questionnaires, and comparing and analyzing statistical and mathematical models such as standard deviation and Inter quartile range, this paper concludes five important factors that influence students' career choices: gender, interest, personality, environment, and opportunity. By studying each factor on a case-by-case basis, it can be concluded that first, in terms of gender's influence on career choices, boys tend to choose technical positions and girls tend to choose service positions. Second, Satisfaction, Security & Motivation is the most important factor in the issue of interest influencing students' career choices; Third, among personality, environment and opportunity, these three factors, personality is the biggest factor that affect the students' career choice. These conclusions inspire education that when guiding students to employment, they should pay more attention to students to examine their own personality. For students, when observing the interest in career choices, they can start with satisfaction, security, and motivation.

Математическая модель расходных характеристик паротурбинных установок

A large number of generating equipment installed at thermal power plants (TPPs) operate at the limit of their fleet life resource or beyond it. Malfunctions and defects occur during the entire period of operation of steam turbine plant (STP) of TPPs. It causes performance degradation of efficiency, reliability, and maneuverability of STP. Thus, the methods to provide monitoring over the technical position of the elements and/or functional units of steam turbine plant are to be applied. Hence, special attention is to be paid to the development of methods to monitor the technical position and diagnostics of generating equipment of TPPs. The methods are based on a mathematical model of flow characteristics of steam turbine plants. It allows us to consider the effect of changes in the open flow area of the individual compartments of a steam turbine on the pressure distribution over the flow path. To develop the model, the authors have applied mathematical modeling methods and the balance relations of mass and energy methods. The solution of the equations of the obtained linear and nonlinear systems is carried out by methods of computational mathematics. Calculation of thermodynamic parameters of the coolant is carried out based on tables of properties of water and water vapor and software for their description. A mathematical model of a steam turbine plant has been developed. It represents a set of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations that consider the flow discharge characteristics of the steam turbine compartments. Also, it makes possible to assess the technical position and it considers the effect of defects on the pressure distribution over the flow path of the steam turbine. The results of the statistical analysis prove that the model has been recognized adequate under the variation range in the electrical load. The results of the development of mathematical steam turbine plant model can be used to develop intelligent systems to monitor and diagnose power generating equipment of TPPs. Application of these systems allow the management of the TPP to change over from the system of preventive maintenance of equipment to the system of the repair of equipment according to technical position.

Will peak talent arrive before peak oil or peak demand?: Exploring whether career choices of highly skilled workers will accelerate the transition to renewable energy

Peak oil and peak demand hypotheses have generated significant research attention as claims that identify and explain pathways to decarbonization, but perspectives from human capital have been less prominent. We outline a peak talent hypothesis based on the idea that current and future oil and gas talent – comprising managerial, professional, and technical positions requiring a university degree – are opting to leave fossil fuels for careers in renewable energy. This phenomenon responds to multiple facts and arguments relating to climate change and, in turn, may accelerate decarbonization trends by encouraging more rapid change in oil and gas firms toward investments in renewable energy as well as increasing the number of workers choosing to work for renewable energy firms. This labor mobility effect may increase the shift from oil and gas to renewable energy. We propose areas of research that focus on the decision-making and motivations of talented workers, the strategies of firms to attract and retain talent, and the academic degree programs that train talented workers. Consideration of peak talent also motivates a deeper analysis of labor in social science studies of energy.

Temporal trends in health worker social media communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the COVID‐19 pandemic, healthcare professionals are exposed to extreme hazards and workplace stressors. Social media postings by physicians and nurses related to COVID‐19 from January 21 to June 1, 2020 were obtained from the Reddit website. Topic modeling via Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) using a machine‐learning approach was performed on 1723 documents, each posted in a unique Reddit discussion. We selected the optimal number of topics using a heuristic approach based on examination of the rate of perplexity change (RPC) across LDA models. A two‐step multiple linear regression was done to identify differences across time and between nurses versus physicians. Prevalent topics included excessive workload, positive emotional expression and collegial support, anger and frustration, testing positive for COVID‐19 and treatment, use of personal protective equipment, impacts on healthcare jobs, disruption of medical procedures, and general healthcare issues. Nurses' posts initially reflected concern about workload, personal danger, safety precautions, and emotional support to their colleagues. Physicians posted initially more often than nurses about technical aspects of the coronavirus disease, medical equipment, and treatment. Differences narrowed over time: nurses increasingly made technical posts, while physicians' posts increasingly were in the personal domain, suggesting a convergence of the professions over time.

Japanese industrial technological structure based on the number of patent applications by technical field

PurposeThis research outlines the technological structure of the entire Japanese manufacturing and service industry using the patent information from research and development (R&D) activities to set R&D goals.Design/methodology/approachBy analyzing the technological development capability of individual companies, the direction of the companies' R&D activities and current state of technological fusion between them can be understood. A group of companies participating in a particular product/service market must have the same technological development capabilities. As a result, the ratio of patent applications by a company to the total number of applications in a technical field will be similar across companies. This study uses the inter-company correlation coefficient of the ratio of patent applications by technical field as an index of technological development capability. A total of 167 major companies covering the major industries of Japan were analyzed. The analysis period was 15 years from 2004 to 2018, and the technical fields were rearranged to 42 fields with reference to the International Patent Classification (IPC)-Technology Concordance used by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Considering the fluctuation in patent application opportunities, the number of patent applications was collected for at least three years for the analysis of patent applications by technical field, company and industry.FindingsExamining the entire Japanese industry, the research found that chemicals, ceramics, non-ferrous metals and electrical/electronic equipment act as intermediaries between the respective groups and are linked to the transportation equipment, electrical/electronic equipment and information and communication services industries that are currently driving the Japanese economy. However, the technical connections between these groups are relatively loose. Over the last 15 years, the propagation structure of technical knowledge information has not changed. The progress of technological fusion remains within the scope of commerce and is conditioned by commerce.Originality/valueStudies focusing on the technological development capability between companies and the technological structure of the Japanese manufacturing and service industries are almost non-existent since 2000 when Japan's economic growth slowed. The analytical methods presented in this research can be applied to individual companies to gain an understanding of technical positions of companies and can be useful for planning a technical environment, business or R&D strategy.

Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Self-Reported Symptoms by Ethnicity and Older Adults in Bolivia.

The effects of COVID-19 revealed the fragility of health systems in the LAC region, with greater risk of death in older people than in younger people, as well as greater vulnerability to infection due to living with people aged 30–59 years, who have a higher prevalence of COVID-19. On the other hand, there is not much information on inequalities in the incidence of COVID-19 in indigenous people, a population with lower immunological resistance. The objectives are: 1) To determine the association between sociodemographic variables with self-reported COVID-19 symptoms. 2) To investigate whether this relationship shows inequalities by ethnicity and age. For that purpose I conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2020 Household Survey and investigated the association between sociodemographic variables and self -reported COVID-19 symptoms and explore the contribution of factors such as employment type, household living arrangements, years of education, age, ethnicity, gender, current status of working and residence area. I performed bivariate analysis to establish trends. Subsequently using logistic regressions to establish the risks to self-reported COVID-19 symptoms. A fully interacted model is analysed by ethnicity. I found those who were living alone were less likely than those living in a Couple with/without relatives’ household arrangement to self-reported COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66–0.94, p < .01). Odds of the older persons aged 45–59 (OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.27–1.62, p < .05) were relatively more likely than younger people (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.05–1.35, p < .01). Indigenous living in a couple with/without children household arrangement were less likely than non-Indigenous (OR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.62–0.90, p < .01). Odds of Indigenous people of age 30–44 (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.04–1.53, p < .01) were more likely than non-Indigenous. Odds of Indigenous persons of age 45–59 (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.32–1.91, p < .05) were more likely than non-Indigenous (OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.12–1.55, p < .01). As conclusions, 45–59 age group shows higher risk factors and those aged 60 + show lower risks. These are increased in people working in managerial, administrative and professional, and technical positions, those living in a household with/without relatives, men, those living in urban areas, and/or non-indigenous people.

An evaluation of an apprentice selection process

Orientation: The artisan job family is the number one area of concern with regard to filling vacancies both nationally and globally. Hence, artisanship has been identified as a scarce and critical skill. The domestic economy and the effectiveness and success of many organisations could be strengthened if the artisanal crisis is adequately addressed.Research purpose: This article proposes a screening process for organisations to use during the selection of apprentices. The selection process has four phases: application review, rating of application documentation, aptitude testing and skills-based teamwork assessment, and interviews. The effect of the selection phases on the survival of the applicants was investigated.Motivation for the study: This study adds to the limited body of literature on artisans, apprentices and the selection of individuals for these technical positions. In addition, it provides recommendations to optimise the selection process for this job family.Research design, approach and method: Large amounts of archived data from an annual apprentice selection process at a large multinational automotive firm were accessed. A quantitative measure, survival analysis, was used to assess whether the survival curves were statistically different across the groups.Main findings: The four selection phases had a significant effect on the survival time of the applicants in the selection process. The significance of the Gehan–Wilcoxon statistic suggests that the survival distribution across the applicants was not because of chance but rather indicates a true difference in the data. The constructs assessed at each phase had a significant effect on the selection success of the apprentice applicants. The termination rate of applicants was steady across all four selection phases.Practical/managerial implications: The multiple-hurdle selection process employed in this study should be replicated and employed as the national selection tool for apprentices. The use of standardised application documentation is recommended, and job preparation workshops should be provided to assist apprentice applicants.Contribution/value-add: The findings of this study are relevant to the South African automotive industry, as well as the manufacturing sector. The findings are also of value to human resource practitioners, educators, social scientists, and industrial and organisational psychologists.

Administrative technicians in Education in command positions in a public institution of the professional and Technological Education: according to sex and academic degree

Globalization and the growing interest of companies in seeking new markets have drawn academic attention to the impacts of diversity on organizations as a whole. Diversity that is presented in relation to the form of organization and functioning of the Federal Institutes of Education. This work aims to analyze and describe how gender stereotypes, differences and inequalities appear in the occupation of public positions by women in administrative technician positions at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology - Campus Lagarto, in the years 2019 to 2021. The descriptive qualitative research is supported by bibliographic and documentary sources. 37 men and 23 women were identified in the positions, observing asymmetries/prevalence of men compared to women. The high level of education of women and the entry of women into “masculine” organizational environments is accompanied by the possibility of their ascension to technical public positions.

Editor’s Introduction

This article explores the actions of Médecins Sans Frontières during the 2018–20 Ebola outbreak in Nord Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Based on the experiences of practitioners involved in the response, including the author, and on the public positioning of MSF during the first year of the epidemic, it argues that although the actions of response actors were usually well intentioned, they could rarely be described as lifesaving, may have exacerbated disease transmission as much as limited it and had the perverse effect of fuelling corruption and violence. The article documents and analyses contradictions in MSF’s moral and technical positioning, and the complicated relationship between the organisation and the international and Congolese institutions leading the response. It argues that the medical and social failure of the response was the result of an initial belief in a strategy designed at a time when the only realistically attainable outcome was to relieve suffering, and of the later inability of the organisation to convince the authorities in charge of the response to adjust their approach. It suggests that for future success new protocols must be elaborated and agreed based on a better social and political comprehension and a better understanding of the tools now available.

An Improved Harmony Search Approach for Block Placement for VLSI Design Automation

The technology grows quickly in the area of the VLSI physical design; it is crucial to integrate the greater number of transistors and parts into a very small range. Before the placement is completed, the physical and technical positioning of the blocks in the chip area is planned, which is nothing but floor planning. In order to lessen the placement region in the physical layout, floor planning must be carried out effectively. This paper proposes a blended harmony search and particle swarm optimization (BHSPS) algorithm which is the deliberate blend of the harmony search (HS) algorithm, and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed to acquire the central goal of the VLSI placement strategy. The objective here is to lessen the field of plan. The MATLAB code for the blended harmony search and particle swarm optimization (BHSPS) algorithm is compiled, and investigations were carried out for better examination through the standard MCNC, i.e., North Carolina Microelectronics Center benchmark circuits.

Can Active Surveillance Management be Developed for Patients With Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma? A Preliminary Investigation in a Chinese Population

ObjectiveActive surveillance (AS) has been shown to be a safe approach that can effectively block transition from overdiagnosis to overtreatment in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This study aimed to determine whether the AS approach can be implemented in China and investigate the population characteristics of Chinese patients who underwent AS. MethodsThe epidemiologic and clinical characteristics as well as patient adherence were evaluated in 115 patients who underwent AS management as an alternative to immediate surgery for low-risk (or highly suspected) PTMC. ResultsThe mean patient age was 41.8 ± 10.3 years, with 41.7% and 4.4% of the patients aged <40 and ≥60 years, respectively. The median baseline diameter of index tumors was 4 (range, 3-6) mm, with 73.0% of the tumors being ≤5 mm. A total of 84.4% of the patients had a junior college, college, or graduate degree, and 83.5% were employed by the government, public institutions, companies, or technical posts. After a median 25-month follow-up, a tumor growth of ≥3 mm occurred in 3 patients (2.6%), and no new lymph node metastasis occurred. Surgery was performed in 4 patients because of patient preferences rather than because of disease progression. There was satisfactory adherence in 109 patients (94.8%) in a simulated ideal medical environment. ConclusionThe AS approach can be used as an alternative to low-risk PTMC management in China. Given the difference in epidemiologic and clinical characteristics, Chinese institutions should fully consider the features of the Chinese population while developing candidate criteria, surveillance intervals, and follow-up strategies for AS.

Benefits of Open Government Data Initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Barriers to Their Implementation

Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives can deliver many cultural and institutional benefits. This is why many governments are trying to establish an OGD ecosystem. However, although many countries have made good progress in doing so, some face significant challenges. In such cases, country-specific studies can prove valuable in understanding not only the current situation, but also in defining the obstacles to progress. As far as the authors of this paper can determine, this study is the first to examine the benefits of, and barriers to, implementation of the OGD initiative Saudi Arabia. The study conducts and analyses interviews with Saudi Arabian government officials in both leadership and technical positions, in order to obtain an informed view of the OGD initiative in Saudi. The study contributes to the existing knowledge base by identifying the main benefits of the Saudi Arabian Open Government Initiative and the barriers to its implementation.

Perceived Stress Associated Factors in Workers at a Public University.

To describe the predictors of perceived stress in a broad sample of workers at a Brazilian public university. Cross-sectional study carried out with a convenience sample of workers at a public university in Brazil. To be included in the present study, the worker had to be an administrative technician. From March to August, 2017, workers were surveyed, and 929 participants answered the questionnaires of sociodemographic characterization, work and health conditions, perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale), depression (Beck Depression Inventory), and anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory). The multiple linear regression showed that higher perceived stress was associated with being younger and male, occupying a higher or technical position, and presenting higher levels of depression and anxiety. These findings have implications for occupational health nurses and other health professionals to identify workers at risk for chronic and mental illness through predictors of perceived stress and to guide institutions in planning practical actions for stress management interventions.

Critical business processes of processing companies in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic

Purpose: The aim of this research is to identify the most exposed business processes in the pandemic era and investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected these processes in the processing companies in Brod-Posavina County. Methodology: The questionnaire was sent electronically to the official e-mail addresses of 49 processing companies in Brod-Posavina County according to the FINA register. The questionnaire was filled in by 102 respondents from 35 processing companies. The survey included employees of companies with more than 3 years of work experience in the considered company who are employed in management, commercial, financial or technical positions. The study uses descriptive statistical analysis and multivariate factor analysis. Results: The most exposed business processes were selected. Based on respondent’s perceptions, research results confirm the exposure of all mentioned business processes to the coronavirus pandemic. “Work organization” and “commercial and financial area” are recognized as the most exposed business process and business area significantly exposed to the risk of unsustainability in Brod-Posavina County processing companies, respectively. Conclusion: The research findings confirmed the hypotheses of the paper, which propose that the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic had an impact on all business processes in processing companies and there was a business area significantly exposed to the risk of unsustainability in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. The identified business process and business area may serve as a basis for comparison in similar future cases.

Phsycosocial Evaluation of The Risks of Telework on Covid-19 Times

The objective of this research is to identify the main factors of psychological risk presented by officials who have worked under the modality of teleworking, during the first semester of the Covid-19 pandemic. The methodology developed for this research was created out from a positivist paradigm, a quantitative approach, an exploratory character and with a non-experimental method. The tool applied CoPsoQ -istas21 provides the levels of psychosocial risk in people who work under the teleworking modality, however, it does not determine the origin of the risks, since the scope of the investigation has a sole purpose of diagnosis. According to the results obtained, it can be considered that the main psychosocial risk factors as a consequence of teleworking are the dimensions of the pace of work, quantitative requirements, emotional, double presence, employment insecurities and working conditions. The job positions exposure prevails greater risk in technical positions, while executives present a moderate risk of exposure. Finally, the exposure by sex is greater in women, mainly in the demands of predictability, insecurity about employment and insecurity about working conditions. In conclusion, there is evidence of psychosocial risks factors for health, mainly in the group of psychological demands of work, in addition, the dimensions of greater risk could be influenced by the Covid-19, which has cause insecurity as a result of unemployment worldwide.

Reliability assurance of gas-hydrogen mixture transportation by gas pipeline system

The gas transmission system (GTS) of Ukraine is currently operating under underloading conditions. The utilization rate obtained by gas pipelines productivity/ their capacity proportion is approximately 50 percent. In the following years, this proportion will be decreasing to 30 percent. Therefore, the search for alternative kinds of products aimed at pipelines load increase as well as the search for alternative ways of GTS idle components use has been a very important problem. In particular, some possibilities of using the pipelines taken out of service for the mixture of natural gas and hydrogen transportation have been considered in recent years. As for environmental decarbonization, the problem of hydrogen use for both domestic and industrial needs is getting more and more topical as fossil mineral resources substitution for hydrogen is ecologically safe and energy saving. Nowadays, Ukraine has not only the considerable resources to generate wind and solar power which can be used whilst receiving “green” hydrogen but also the powerful GTS which is underloaded. Therefore, to increase its load level the Operator GTS of Ukraine has considered any possibilities of some hydrogen transportation (up to 20 percent) in mixture with natural gas. Nevertheless, a number of unsolved problems arise which require a scientific approach, namely: the study of the GTS operating modes while some hydrogen is being admixed, hydrogen impact on mechanical properties of the pipe steel, and determination of the hydrogen loss while it is transmitted by the system whose service life is more than 40 years, etc. Thus, one of the most essential problems for Ukraine is to determine the possibilities of renewable gases (hydrogen, in particular) transportation and storage. The choice of separate GTS objects for the further use of gas-hydrogen mixture transportation in the system or their removal has to be scientifically substantiated. Therefore, a mathematical model has been developed in the paper under consideration to determine and forecast the specified object technical position based on the diagnostic examination, mechanical tests, and stochastic study.

Workplace violence in primary hospitals and associated risk factors: A cross-sectional study.

AimTo investigate the characteristics of workplace violence at primary hospitals in Southeast China and identify associated risk factors.DesignA cross‐sectional survey design was used for this work.MethodsWe distributed a workplace violence questionnaire among medical staff at primary hospitals in Southeast Zhejiang Province, China. The data were collected between December 2016 and December 2017. We analysed the categorical data by using the chi‐square test and expressed it as frequencies. The risk factors were analysed by using multiple logistic regression analysis.ResultsAmong the 2,560 questionnaires, 1,842 (71.9%) medical staff indicated that they had experienced workplace violence. Verbal assault was the most common type, followed by physical and sexual assault. Furthermore, gender, age, marital status, education, technical position and number of hospital beds' numbers were independent risk factors.

Women in collective sports modalities: An overview of technical and management positions in Brazilian Confederations

There is a consensus in the literature that women continue to be under-represented in leadership positions, and that a patriarchal language and gender stereotypes and desired professional profile still persist in our society, which pose practical and emotional challenges to women seeking positions of leadership in sport (Evans &amp; Pfister, 2020). The research aimed to obtain an overview of the leadership positions held by women in technical committees and in the management of Brazilian Sports Confederations of Olympic collective modalities. The research has a mixed approach, using the document analysis method. Publications of calls for technical commissions and election minutes available online on the websites of the sports Confederations of collective Olympic modalities were analyzed, in addition to consulting the website of the Olympic Committee of Brazil. The data collected regarding the occupation of positions were organized in an Excel spreadsheet, descriptive statistical analysis was performed, in order to describe and summarize the set of data obtained, and content analysis (enumeration technique), for data related to the type of position held by women. 110 positions were identified in the technical committees of all sports analyzed (female and male teams), of which 23 are occupied by women (20%). The modalities of Basketball, Football, Handball, Water Polo, Rugby, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball add up to 43 positions on the technical committees in the women's teams, 13 of which are occupied by women (30%). The same modalities, in their men's teams add up to 47 positions, and of these 4 are occupied by women (8.5%), indicating that while men have space in the technical committees of women's teams, the opposite does not occur. Of all the modalities analyzed, it was possible to verify that few women occupy positions of greater leadership, such as coach/technician, in general, a panorama similar to that found by Ferreira et al. (2013), with the position of physiotherapist being the most occupied by women professionals. When analyzing the distribution of management positions, the panorama confirms the “glass ceiling” concept, which assumes that women rise to leadership positions to some extent. As for operational positions, 121 positions were identified, 40 of which are occupied by women (33%). As for statutory positions, of the 76 positions identified, only 7 of them are occupied by women (9.2%). It was possible to draw an overview of female participation in leadership in sport administration entities and Olympic collective sports modalities, highlighting the under-representation in leadership positions.

MOTIVAÇÃO DOS SERVIDORES DA PREVIDÊNCIA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO

The motivation for the public service of civil servants is an essential factor for the pursuit of public ends with a view to guaranteeing social welfare, the ultimate objective of the State. In this context, public servants are inserted as guarantors of this purpose, and the motivating factors and those that generate dissatisfaction must be constantly analyzed by the decisionmaking managers of the Administration bodies. Based on the study by Perry (1996), adapted for the Brazilian scenario in an unprecedented study carried out by Moraes (2017), the Public Service Motivation (PSM) scale was used to measure the motivation for the public service of the civil servants of the social security agency of the State of São Paulo, as well as analyzing, by the quantitative method, motivating factors, as well as causes of dissatisfaction, relevant to the provision of public service. It was found that factors such as salary and difficulty in career progression are causes that, in addition to generating dissatisfaction, are capable of affecting motivation, which prevails among civil servants at the beginning of their careers and in technical positions, with less autonomy, responsibility and education level. In this sense, it is necessary to adopt measures capable of supplying or minimizing such effects in order to increase the levels of motivation and satisfaction for the public service, which are able to increase the effectiveness and productivity in the provision of the public service. Measures such as a fairer and more attractive career progression plan, greater autonomy and power to participate in decision-making can favor this scenario.