Managing Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Scientists

Impact of organisational change and transitions at a research institute

ISBN: 978-3-639-15998-1
Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller

Buch, Englisch, 76 Seiten

This book, based on research conducted at a
government research institute in the UK, looks at
what motivates research scientists and leads to
high levels of job satisfaction and performance,
especially during organisational change and
transition. Two types of scientists were identified,
those who were loyal to their organisation and were
driven by the application of their science and those
who were driven by curiosity and were more
cosmopolitan in their outlook. Levels of job
satisfaction and motivation varied considerably
between individuals but could not be correlated with
age, length of service, gender, department or job
grade. Formal incentive schemes appeared to be
ineffective but management styles and appraisal
systems were identified as being very important in
motivating scientists. Local quality of life and
flexible employment conditions were important
factors in increasing job satisfaction and retaining
staff. This book should be useful to managers,
policy makers and academics interested in
understanding the impact of organisational change
and transition on motivation and job satisfaction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Snape, Jonathan

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Jonathan Snape (MA MSc PhD MBA), previously a scientist, has
been involved in transfer of technology from acadaemia to
industry for the last 15 years in UK, Japan, Germany,
Switzerland and Czech Republic. Dr Divya Jindal-Snape (MA MEd
PhD) is interested in research related to psycho-social
processes involved in transition and change.