TYPE OF INVOLVEMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF A SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL INSTITUTION IN ACHIEVING ITS OBJECTIVES
Significance. Involvement of employees is one of the main conditions for support and successful implementation of any innovations in an institution; it is the employees who are the main resource of the organization and the main link in assuring quality of work. Studies in the field of personnel involvement show that it's more difficult to motivate those employees who are both satisfied and noninvolved than those who are dissatisfied and noninvolved. It is explained by the fact that a satisfied employee is not ready to put in additional efforts in order to achieve the performance indicators. Purpose: to assess type of involvement of employees of the scientific medical institution in achieving objectives of the organization depending on gender, age and professional peculiarities. Methods. An anonymous questionnaire survey was performed among the core staff of the Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases. The object of the study was the core staff of all professional groups of the institution. The respondents were asked the following three questions: 1. Do you know strategic goals and directions for development of the organization? 2. To what extent do the values, norms, and standards of professional activity correspond to your personal system of values, your ideas about proper behavior and good work? 3. In your opinion, can you work with a better performance, efficiency? Based on the responses all respondents were divided into the following four groups: «Idealists», «Realists», «Antagonists» and «Hesitant». Results. Among non-medical personnel there was a greater proportion of «Idealists» and «Realists» while among the medical personnel - «Antagonists» and «Hesitant». Influence of age on affiliation to the «Realists» was revealed. The probability of being a «Realist» is statistically significantly higher in people of older age both among medical personnel in general and among research associates. Gender doesn't affect involvement. Conclusion. Focus-groups differentiated by profession and age were formed. In terms of achieving objectives «Idealists» and «Hesitant» groups predominate in the structure of both medical and non-medical personnel of the Institute. It is proved that professional peculiarities influence involvement.