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The relationship between public service motivation, work enjoyment, and task performance: a preliminary study of healthcare workers in Vietnam
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Abstract This study aimed to examine the impact of health workers' public service motivation during their participation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic at a time of the highest number of infections and deaths in Vietnam. This study was conducted through a cross-sectional survey using an intentional samp... view more
This study aimed to examine the impact of health workers' public service motivation during their participation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic at a time of the highest number of infections and deaths in Vietnam. This study was conducted through a cross-sectional survey using an intentional sampling technique (n=200). In addition, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to illustrate the proposed hypotheses. We found that compassion in the workplace, self-sacrifice, and attraction to policy-making impacted work enjoyment positively and significantly. In particular, there was a positive and significant relationship between work enjoyment and task performance but no evidence of the relationship between Commitment to the public interest and work enjoyment. This study further demonstrates the importance of public service motivation of health workers in pandemic response, as previous studies have found. This finding suggests that the government and policymakers in Vietnam should develop policies to promote health workers' public service motivation during their engagement in response to the health crisis.... view less
Classification
Health Policy
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
Work Enjoyment; Task Performance; Public Service Motivation; Medical Staff; Vietnam
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 47-60
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 8 (2022) 2
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed