Abstract
The purpose of this study was to elucidate factors related to work motivation among longterm care nursing staff and to investigate effective human resource management methods. A questionnaire survey was conducted among nursing staff working in long-term care beds in Iwate Prefecture and the responses of 257 female nursing staff were analyzed. Motivational factors were investigated from intrinsic and extrinsic perspectives, using the Job Diagnostic Survey, the Three-Dimensional Job Involvement Model, and questionnaire items on job satisfaction. A causal model for job involvement was constructed based on covariance structure analysis. The results indicated that intrinsic motivational factors were related to work motivation. The factor with high influence on motivation was feedback from job and agents, and the factor with low influence was autonomy. With respect to human resource management methods, the present findings suggest that feedback which enables recognition of workplace achievements is effective for increasing work motivation among long-term care nursing staff.
