Job Satisfaction among Registered Nurses Working in Public Hospitals: A Study in Windhoek, Namibia | Chapter 4 | New Ideas Concerning Arts and Social Studies Vol. 2

Aims: The study examines and determines the level of job satisfaction among registered nurses in public hospitals in Windhoek, Namibia, focusing on hygienic and motivational factors as described by Herzberg's Two-factor Theory.

Study Design: A quantitative exploratory descriptive design was applied to this study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in its natural setting, specifically at the only two public hospitals in Windhoek, Namibia.  The study was conducted over a period of one month, October 2018.

Methodology: The target population was the total population of registered nurses with more than one year of working experience. A pilot study was conducted to refine the methodology. A reliable, validated Minnesota questionnaire was used to collect the data. The researcher personally collected data. Data were analysed using SPSS and presented in the form of tables. Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) reference # S18/03/046, the Ministry of Health and Social Services, and by way of informed consent from participants.

Results: The level of job satisfaction differed among the participants, specifically, most participants were dissatisfied with their salaries (60%), working conditions (53%), and the chance for promotion and advancement opportunities (66%).

Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, there is an urgent need  for policy interventions regarding promotion and advancement opportunities, improvement of the working conditions, and giving acknowledgement for the performance of nurses. This will enhance nurses' job satisfaction and retention in public hospitals.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Simon Shalonda
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Alumni of Stellenbosch University, Namibia.

 

Ethelwynn Stellenberg
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Namibia.

 

Taimi Amakali-Nauiseb
School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Namibia.

Please see the book here:-  https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nicass/v2/5004

Study on the Influence of Commercial Inducements towards Monetary Growth of Listed Companies at the Colombo Stock Exchange | Chapter 1 | Contemporary Research in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 5

In the context of improving financial performance of companies throughout the world, commercial incentives provided to finance managers with respect to enhanced employee performance are of paramount importance. Commercial incentives is able to align employee goals with organizational objectives, inspire employees, encourage development, and offer constructive feedback. However, this paper is based on the findings of the publicly listed companies at the Colombo stock exchange. This paper aims to ascertain the adequacy and the level of commercial inducements of finance managers required to enhance the monetary growth of publicly listed companies in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of investigation, a quantitative study with the use of the deductive method, using a stratified random sampling technique consisting of a sample of 200 Public Listed Companies out of a population of 306 was used. Both primary data sourced through questionnaires from the representative sample of the population and secondary data available in the annual reports of listed firms within the last 5 years were used to conduct multiple correlation and regression analyses. In the analysis of multiple correlations between corporate inducements and financial performance, salary, share options, allowances, fringe benefits, bonuses and overtime were considered to ascertain the relationship with ROA, ROE, ROCE, GPM and NPM.
 
The obtained results were relatively according to the literature developed in the study as expounded by Fredrick Herzberg under Two Factor Theory and also by Alderfer under ERG theory. The results indicated corporate incentives have a strong effect on financial performance and a strong relationship between corporate incentives and with financial performance of listed firms. Corporate incentives in the context of factors of motivation were more effective than hygiene factors as explained by Herzberg and also by Alderfer which the theoretical framework was based upon in this study.
 
This study recommended that publicly listed companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange should focus on intrinsic corporate incentives (factors of motivation) as emphasized by Herzberg than extrinsic corporate incentives (hygiene factors). This study implied that Human Resource practitioners, theorists, researchers and remuneration policymakers to consider the requisite level of corporate incentives to formulate remuneration policies and procedures to mitigate, avoid and prevent discrepancies in incentive anomalies to motivate finance managers to gain successful financial growth.

Author(s) Details:

De Livera, M. S. S.,
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CRBME-V5/article/view/14180