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Motivating professional staff as a managerial task at a higher education institution

The motivation of staff in higher education institutions, especially In Zimbabwe,
has not received due attention over the years. This study investigated the factors
affecting staff motivation at a Teachers' College in Zimbabwe. Staff perceptions of
factors they found motivating and demotivating were established through the use
of a qualitative methodology in which the semi-structured interview was used as
the dominant method. Participant observation and the informal unstructured
interview were employed in a complementary manner. The findings indicated that
the factors respondents found motivating were those that tended to alleviate the
needs for recognition, appreciation and self-actualisation. Demotivating factors
included management policy and style, decision-making procedures and
administration. The findings are discussed in the context of some dominant
theories of motivation and recommendations are made regarding strategies to be
used and what further research can be undertaken to address the problem.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/1110
Date31 May 2002
CreatorsChindanya, Andrew
ContributorsPretorius, F. J. (Francois Johannes), 1947-
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation

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