Job and organizational factors affecting the job motivation of public services of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences employees

Motivation is a vital element in human resource management. Therefore, today's managers need to understand the reasons why employees work so they can generate the motivation they need. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the of public service motivation of employees of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. This study is descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method. The standard questionnaire of Kim and Vandenabeele (2010), Hackman & Oldham (JDS) and a researcher-made questionnaire were used in this study. The survey was conducted in a community of 343 employees, with a sample of 180, according to Morgan's table. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018. Structural equation modeling (PLS) is used to answer the questions. Psychological conditions of the job had the most impact on the employees' job motivation and among the small variables, the feeling of satisfaction with the operation of public interest had the most impact and accepting responsibility for the results of the work had the least effect. Regarding the variables affecting the psychological conditions of the organization, the individual's sense of organization's norms has the highest and the individual's sense of organization's publicness has the least effect.