The Effect of Female Health Workers Motivations on Their Risk-Taking Propensity

Abstract

Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of motivation of female healthcare professionals on their tendency to take risks. Design/methodology/approach – It was thought that the most appropriate method to achieve this goal was the quantitative research method. The population of the study consists of female health workers. Data was collected from 381 people using the online survey technique using the convenience sampling method. Frequency, factor, correlation and regression analyzes were applied to the collected data. According to the factor analysis results, the employee motivation variable is expressed in four dimensions (return-oriented, relationship-oriented, work-oriented, opportunity-oriented motivation), while the risk-taking variable is expressed with a single dimension. Results – According to the correlation analysis results, a low-level significant relationship was found between female employee motivation and risk-taking tendency. In addition, according to the regression analysis results, it was determined that return-oriented motivation and work-oriented motivation, which are the sub-dimensions of female employee motivation, had positive significant effects on risk-taking tendency. Discussion – According to this result, increasing the motivation of female healthcare workers will increase their risk-taking tendencies. Improving the factors that can increase employee motivation (education, income, working conditions, physical factors, manager relations, etc.) will also support health entrepreneurship as it will positively affect the risk-taking tendency of employees. In future studies, examining the individual characteristics, emotional states, and the education healthcare professionals receive during and after their education that affect risk-taking tendency and entrepreneurship may provide significant benefits to the literature and the healthcare sector.