TY - JOUR ID - 31957 TI - The Impact of Motivation on the Work Performance of Health Workers (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital): Evidence from Ghana JO - Hospital Practices and Research JA - HPR LA - en SN - 2476-390X AU - Aduo-Adjei, Kofi AU - Emmanuel, Odoom AU - Forster, Opoku Mensah AD - Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, Business School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 47 EP - 52 KW - Motivation KW - performance KW - Intrinsic KW - Extrinsic DO - 10.20286/hpr-010245 N2 - Background: Motivation is a driver to health worker performance in most Ghanaian hospitals. In view of this, Ghana’s Ministry of Health has rolled out enough motivational policies to accentuate work performance of health workers. Objective: The focus of this study was to examine the impact of motivation and identify how intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors affect the work performance of health workers at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).  Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted for the study, and purposive sampling was used to select fifteen (15) health workers including both medics and paramedics. An in-depth interview guide and one-on-one interviews were adopted to collect data from the staff at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. A thematic content analysis was used to analyze the transcribed data. Results: Key findings from the study revealed that job satisfaction, logistic provision, and an enabling work environment are intrinsic motivating factors that affect the work performance of health workers; extrinsic factors such as financial reward, accommodation, and transportation also impact work performance. Furthermore, motivation is key to the work performance of nurses. Conclusion: It is recommended that the National Midwifery and Nursing Council (NMC) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) adopt motivational policies based on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational blocks. UR - https://www.jhpr.ir/article_31957.html L1 - https://www.jhpr.ir/article_31957_cbe72bca456ef8bb700b5e2b93659262.pdf ER -