THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION, WORK ENJOYMENT, AND TASK PERFORMANCE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN VIETNAM
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION, WORK ENJOYMENT, AND TASK PERFORMANCE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN VIETNAM
Author(s): Thanh Nguyen Nghi, Thu Tran Hang, Thao Tran DinhSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Anthropology, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Psychology, National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Micro-Economics, Civil Society, Governance, Sociology, Political economy, Political psychology, Methodology and research technology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Organizational Psychology, Behaviorism, Methodology and research technology, Social development, Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Human Ecology, Sociology of Culture, Welfare services, Economic development, Law on Economics, Financial Markets, Public Finances, Tourism, Human Resources in Economy, Business Ethics, Globalization, Socio-Economic Research, Commercial Law
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Work Enjoyment; Task Performance; Public Service Motivation; Medical Staff; Vietnam
Summary/Abstract: This study aimed to examine the impact of health workers' public service motivation during their participation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic at a time of the highest number of infections and deaths in Vietnam. This study was conducted through a cross-sectional survey using an intentional sampling technique (n=200). In addition, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to illustrate the proposed hypotheses. We found that compassion in the workplace, self-sacrifice, and attraction to policy-making impacted work enjoyment positively and significantly. In particular, there was a positive and significant relationship between work enjoyment and task performance but no evidence of the relationship between Commitment to the public interest and work enjoyment. This study further demonstrates the importance of public service motivation of health workers in pandemic response, as previous studies have found. This finding suggests that the government and policymakers in Vietnam should develop policies to promote health workers' public service motivation during their engagement in response to the health crisis.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 8/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 47-60
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English