Investigating factors affecting motivation of high school principals at work

Subject Areas : Educational Science

fatemeh  memariyani ¹ (کارشناس ارشد مدیریت آموزشی از دانشگاه آزاد بجنورد)
hasan  ali ² (عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد واحد بجنورد)
mahmoud  ghorbani ³ (عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد واحد بجنورد)

Received: 2015-12-30 Accepted : 2015-12-30 Published : 2010-05-22

Keywords: organizational milieu, motivation at work, nature of the job,

Abstract :

Human resources are among the influential factors determining the success or failure of a social system. Human resources guarantee the survival and success of a social system. Human resource factor can either waste or preserve physical and non-physical resources. Motivating people is what should be done to meet the aims. Low motivation can be attributed to many factors. Of many factors, we will deal with the nature of the job, organizational milieu, and personal traits and their effects on motivation at work. The study is a cross-sectional research. The population is a group of 66 principals in Bojnord. A sample of 45 was selected. Data were collected using job-motivation questionnaire. Experts’ opinions were sought to confirm the validity of the questionnaire. Its reliability was established through test-retest method. We used SPSS to analyze the results. The results indicate that personal traits are especially influential in increasing motivation. Attachment seeking is also an important motivating factor. The nature of the job and organizational milieu are also contributing factor in motivation.