An Investigation of Iranian Pharmacists and Pharmacy Staff Work Motivation through Different Job Characteristics

Background: the employees’ motivation is a very important part of management, both practically and theoretically. motivation has been regarded as an indispensable part of performance, and the structural element for management practice theories. the most important factor of the health care system is its workforce. they possess the highest impact on the input of health care system. besides, one of the most important elements that affects employees is motivation although motivated and qualified staff is the critical element of health care system performance, it is one of the hardest goals to reach due to health care complexity. methods: wright (2004) works motivation 6-item scale were used to assess pharmacists and pharmacy staff work motivation. respondents were asked to rate themselves on six-point likert scale (ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree) in this six-item scale, three items were scored reversed. results: the sample consisted of 326 men and women pharmacists and pharmacy staff, which are 155 women and 81 men. the results indicated that there is no significant difference in pharmacists and pharmacy staff work motivation, according to their gender, education, job, job location and income. conclusion: income, the location of job, job, and education are not factors that lead to motivation, they just can avoid employees of getting demotivated. other intrinsic or socio-cultural factor might be motivators for pharmacists and pharmacy staff.