... demands mechanisms are needed which will harness the motivation and commitment of practice staff. This paper reports the findings of an empirical study into GP practices conducted during 1998. The research aims were to establish the impact of the investors in people (IiP) programme on the attitudes...

... al.[ 57 ] have pointed out, there is a large body of literature offering broad, theory‐driven explanations of human motivation from both a content‐oriented (e.g. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory) and a process‐oriented (e.g. Porter‐Lawler Theory, Vroom Preference...

...Stephen G. Wright The part played by quality assurance and the setting of standards in enhancing the motivation of nurses is described. The involvement of nurses themselves in developing “professional practice” has played a key role in reducing sickness, absence and turnover rates. © MCB UP...