Russian employees motivation

Abstract

The article considers the attitude to work and the Russian employees labour motivation. Work ranks fourth in the list of value orientations after family, health and material prosperity. The ideas about the motives of work in Russia are contradictory, but the “culture of work” still prevails in Russia. The trends of changes in the motivation and necessity of work among young people and among people with higher education are revealed. Remuneration takes the first place among all the motives, it is important for all Russian employees, regardless of the employment field. In groups of intellectuals (scientists, university professors, doctors), interest in work is a powerful motive. Among doctors and university teachers, then comes the usefulness of work for society. For all other groups of workers working conditions and proximity of work to the place of residence prevail.

Education has a significant impact on work motivation. For people with higher and incomplete higher education, the meaningful and status motives are important. Material motives and working conditions dominate the motivation of workers with primary and secondary education.

In private enterprises, employees are more likely to indicate a motive for remuneration. State-owned enterprises employees are more focused on the interest in work. State clinics doctors emphasized the usefulness of their work for society.