STUDY OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO JOB SATISFACTION FOR NURSES: AN EXAMINATION OF HERZBERG'S TWO-FACTOR THEORY.
Contributors: Oklahoma State University.
Published: 1983
Number of pages: 81
Subjects: Education, Administration.
Description: Scope of Study. The purpose of this study was: (1) to identify the motivator and hygiene factors that contribute to RN's and LPN's job satisfaction and dissatisfaction and (2) to determine if nurses were satisfied or dissatisfied with their nursing positions. A questionnaire, adapted from Herzberg (1959) and Rosenfeld and Zdep (1971) was used to collect the data. The questionnaire contained three major categories: (1) the Job Factor Importance Questionnaire, (2) the Overall Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, and (3) the Demographic Data. The data were collected by surveying 20 percent of the RN's and LPN's in Tulsa County.

Findings and Conclusions. Mean scores were computed for the three categories. Before interpreting the t-tests, F-tests were calculated to determine if the variances were homogeneous. If they were not homogeneous, a separate variance estimate of "t" was used in place of the standard pooled variance estimate. A T-Value was then obtained on each of the items to determine if a significant difference existed between the two groups of nurses. The Herzberg Motivator-Hygiene Theory was partially supported. The data indicated that hygienes contributed significantly more to job dissatisfaction, but no significant difference was found to exist between motivators and hygienes contributing to job satisfaction for both RN's and LPN's. Enjoyment of work was the most valued motivator factor for both RN's and LPN's, and working conditions was the most valued hygiene factor for RN's. Salary, working conditions, and relations with co-workers were equally valued hygiene factors for LPN's. For the RN's, recognition was the chief factor listed for those who stated they were dissatisfied with their nursing position. For the LPN's, working conditions was listed as being the chief factor for those who stated they were dissatisfied with their present nursing position. There was no significant difference between the two groups of nurses on the value they placed on motivators. However, LPN's placed more value on hygiene than did the RN's. In analyzing the demographic data, only a few significant differences were found. The results indicated there was a significant difference between males and females on the value they placed on the factor recognition, with females valuing recognition more than did the males; females were found to value hospital policies more than did the males.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, Section: A, page: 0716.

Thesis (ED.D.)--OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1983.

School code: 0664.