Akbar Etebarian; Karim Azarbayejani; Saeid Salehizadeh; Amirhossain Honarmand
Volume 9, Issue 7 , December 2012, , Pages 1047-1057
Abstract
Introduction: It has been experienced that performance improvement and promotion of human resourcesas the most valuable assets of an organization has the most vital role in its success. The aim of this studywas measuring impression of ACHIEVE (ability and skill, clarity, help, incentive, evaluation, ...
Read More
Introduction: It has been experienced that performance improvement and promotion of human resourcesas the most valuable assets of an organization has the most vital role in its success. The aim of this studywas measuring impression of ACHIEVE (ability and skill, clarity, help, incentive, evaluation, validity,environment) model on functional promotion of staff.Methods: It was a descriptive study which included all the medical, paramedical and financial staff(n = 1201) of Dr. Shariati Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Sampling was done through a stratified randommethod and data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated as0.841 and validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts (n = 186). In data analysis, one samplet-test, paired t-test, Hotelling’s T2 were used.Results: The results showed that seven factors introduced by ACHIEVE model had a significantrelationship with staff performance and productivity especially for incentive (motivation factor)(x = 4.28); however, organizational support (x = 4.26) and individual skill (ability) of staff (x = 4.22) werein next preferences.Conclusion: Motivation factor as the most influencing factor on the promotion of staff functioninfluenced on their performance.