Study on the job motivation of academic board members of NAJA Training Deputy according to two-factor Herzberg Theory

Context and Identifying the factors affecting creation of job motivation is a necessity that may aid for increasing the productivity and job satisfaction of academic board members. This study has been applied with the objective of determining the factors affecting creation of job motivation for academic board members of NAJA Training Deputy. 82 members of academic board of studied population have been participated in this research as the sample. Methodology of this study is descriptive-survey and study examinees were tested by means of national document questionnaire according to Herzberg theory the reliability of which has been calculated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (a=88.14). The data were analyzed by absolute and relative frequency distribution and t-student test aiding SPSS software. No significant correlation exists between job motivation and health factors in the respective population. No significant difference exists between job motivation and motivational and health factors of academic board members of NAJA Training Deputy. No significant difference observed between motivational and health factors in terms of educational level, teaching record and recruiting status in the population. According to the studies applied on the priority of motivational and health factors for establishing the job motivation indicated that the academic board members of NAJA Training Deputy deem the health factors more important in establishing the job motivation. The findings of this study indicate that motivational factors as well as health factors are effective on creation of job motivation but this correlation and relationship between job motivation and health factors is more positive and strong. However, the general results of this study don’t support the theory of Herzberg concerning that the motivational factors are deemed as the main origin of motivation and job satisfaction, but is not corresponding to the findings of Herzberg et al stating health factors don’t cause the increase in motivation and job satisfaction.