impact of incentives on employee performance and job satisfaction at Madinah General Hospital

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the incentive system used by public hospitals in Saudi Arabia and its impact on employee performance and satisfaction in Medina General Hospital in particular. The study also aimed to determine the contribution of material and moral incentives provided to employees in Medina General Hospital, as well as to identify the extent to which incentives are applied in reality in the hospital and their impact on improving the performance and satisfaction of employees in Medina General Hospital. The study population included all employees in Medina General Hospital, and the study used simple random sampling. The sample size was 100 individuals. The study found a statistically significant negative correlation between incentives and job performance at 0.01, with job performance in Medina General Hospital increasing by 0.479% for every 1% increase in incentives applied. Similarly, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between incentives and job satisfaction at 0.01, with job satisfaction in Medina General Hospital increasing by 0.411% for every 1% increase in incentives applied.