Communication Dynamics as Correlates to Work Motivation of Medical Employees in a Private and a Public Hospital

The objective of the paper was to determine the extent of communication dynamics which significantly affects workers motivation and to measure and compare job satisfaction and job motivation of government and private hospital employees. The samples of this study were 157 employees, 97 from a government and 60 from a private hospital. The study used the descriptive research design. Results showed that in the terms of communication dynamics in the workplace, the respondents were satisfactorily satisfied with their respective employer. For work motivation indicators, results revealed that both public and private hospitals were motivated moderately on the aspect of salary and fringe benefits. Moreover, work motivation of employees can be predicted with the type of information flow, feedback and appropriate timing practiced in each institution. The study also showed that there was a positive relationship between communication dynamics and work motivation in such a way that increased management communication activities positively affect employee’s motivation and vice versa. The respondents’ profile, age, length of work experience, employment status and type of hospital affiliation significantly affect the employees’ work motivation. Private medical employees were more motivated to work than did their public counterpart.

 

Keywords - Communication dynamics, Effective feedback, Medical Employees, Type of hospital, work motivation and relationship.