Staff Motivation at Kuwait University Libraries

Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra () and Huda H. Mansouri
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Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra: Department of Library and Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Huda H. Mansouri: Department of Library and Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2010, vol. 09, issue 04, 355-363

Abstract: Motivation is a force that leads people to act or perform. Motivating staff is a key element in making workers productive. It has the potential to increase incentive, put staff members at ease, and derive some satisfaction from their jobs. Factors that motivate staff vary across the professional, para-professional, and non-professional levels. The research here is a study of motivation techniques used by managers of Kuwait University libraries to improve employees' job satisfaction levels. In the process, it examines techniques and issues that motivate library staff and how these differ among professionals and non-professionals. It appears that high productivity depends on the level of library workers.

Keywords: Kuwait University libraries; information professionals; job satisfaction; motivation; para-professionals; productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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