A System of Indicators for Evaluating the Motivation of Employees for Work in Telecommunication Enterprises

The article examines the main problem dealing with the evaluation of the motivation level of employees for work in telecommunication enterprises. The paper considers motivation factors taken into account for the purpose of establishing the general motivation level of the employee. The article describes the classification of the presented factors and determines their significance. SAW method has been used for creating a system of indicators for evaluating the level of motivation. Telekomunikacijų įmonių darbuotojų darbo motyvacijos vertinimo rodiklių sistema Santrauka Straipsnyje  nagrinėjamos  telekomunikacijų  bendrovių  darbuotojų  motyvacijos  problemos,  atskleista  motyvacijos  veiksnių vertinimo problematika. Išnagrinėti motyvaciniai veiksniai, pagal kuriuos nustatomas bendras darbuotojo motyvacijos lygis. Pateiktas motyvacijos veiksnių klasifikavimas, nustatyti veiksnių reikšmingumai. Išnagrinėjus teorinius ir praktinius ska­tinimo veiksnių vertinimo aspektus, taikant daugiakriterį SAW metodą, suformuota motyvacijos sistemos vertinimo rodiklių sistema. Reikšminiai žodžiai: darbuotojų darbo motyvacija, vertinimas, metodas, rodiklis

Leadership in Public Health Study Programs: Results from Lithuanian Public Health Students Survey

The aim of the study was to evaluate the attitudes of public health undergraduate students regarding the need of leadership training. Metho?- dology. The cross sectional survey was carried out in the year 2011. The questionnaires has been distributed to all public health undergraduate students (3rd and 4th year) from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Vilnius University and Klaipeda University (N=187). Response rate was 93%. The anonymous questionnaires included both multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Results: The findings suggested that undergradu?- ate public health students were interested to study leadership. More than a half (53.4%) of students responded that they do not have leadership course in their study programmes. More over, 54.9% of them expressed the will to have it. Majority (86.6%) of students were convinced that public health leadership skills are necessary for modern public health specialists; 63.8% considered that leadership training is the same importance as development of competences in public health area. Conclusions: The undergraduate public health students agreed that leadership skills are necessary in public health practice. Majority of students has expressed the will to have leadership training in their public health studies.No Full Tex