Psychodiagnosis of motivational factors in organization

• Author: Georgiana Corcaci
• Position: Petre Andrei University, Iasi, Romania
• Pages: 217-222

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 12(61) No. 2 – 2019

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2019.12.61.2.4

PSYCHODIAGNOSIS OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS

IN ORGANIZATION1

Georgiana CORCACI2

Abstract: The didactic profession, a standard of individual value, is in the

last years perceived as a safe but poorly paid profession, on the other hand as

a profession that proves passion, love for the younger generation. The

increasing number of labor conflicts generated by wage grievances in the

Romanian state education system has raised a growing number of questions

about the equity of salary but especially about the optimal amount that would

satisfy the teachers' wishes. The research carried out during the first months

of the 2017-2018 school year at Miron Costin High School in Iasi aimed at

diagnosing the motivational factors that underlie the satisfaction and

dissatisfaction with work, a m otivational psychodiagnosis among primary and

gymnasium teachers.

Key words: psychodiagnosis, motivation, work satisfaction.

1. Introduction

Motivation is the fundamental engine of our actions, the variable that guides our

behavior in everyday life (Bogathy, 2007). Any action taken is justified by a set of factors

that energize, activate and sustain the behavior. Knowledge of motivation factors is a vast

field of research in psychology, a science that seeks to elucidate the inner causes that lead

to a certain conduct. Often, the psychological point of view links the motivation of staff

with human needs. The need that has the highest level o f non-satisfaction will also exert

the greatest pressure to be satisfied. On these grounds, the first theories on human

relations and human resources emerged, theories that pursue d the motivational aspects

within organizations and how they determine work satisfaction. The optimal motivation

level has been a constant concern of specialists in organizational management, being

appreciated as the dominance and intensity of various forms of motivation that can lead

to high performances or at least to achievement of the objectives (Armstrong, 2003;

Chirică, 2010).

1 Paper presented at the International Conference “Psycho logy, Education and Human Development”, Brașo v,

23-25 May 2019

2 Petre Andrei University, Iasi, Romania, gcorcaci@upa.ro