Title:
WORK MOTIVATION IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIO-CULTURAL TRAITS: EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE HAITIAN CONTEXT

Authors:
Wisner THOMAS, Haiti

Abstract:

The studies of work motivation's determinants have so far favored the role of specific factors to the task (intrinsic) and task incentives factors (extrinsic). Extending these studies, this paper tests the impact of cultural traits on Work motivation in public institutions in the Haitian context from a methodological approach based largely on the conceptual framework of Churchill (1979) that focus on the logic of complementarity "induction-deduction". Indeed, an exploration study has been done from multiple case analysis to better understand the relationship between the two variables. This qualitative approach was combined with a quantitative approach using data collected from 617 civil servants. Using SPSS 16.0, all the variables were subject to internal consistency checks by calculating the Cronbach's alpha and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to explore the dimensions of the 3 constructs relating to the socio-cultural traits. The results from Multiple Linear Regressions showed that the socio-cultural characteristics: Belief in the Omnipotence of God, Belief in the Help of Others and Philosophy of Passage significantly influence work motivation of Haitian civil servants. Indeed, we found that three of the socio-cultural variables (Belief in God's Power, Solidarity and Life in the Present Moment) have a positive and significant impact on work motivation. However, the Belief in Human Limitation, the Mediation of Others, the Aspiration Level and Self- Withdrawal have all impacted negatively work motivation.