MOTIVATION TO WORK FOR EMPLOYEES IN REGIONAL EDUCATION AND POSSIBILITIES TO INFLUENCE IT

The study deals with the possibilities of influencing the motivation to work by managers in the segment of regional education. Respondents of a research survey presented in the Introduction of the study were managers and employees who currently work in regional education or who are very familiar with the practice of school management. Theoretically conceived chapter 1 of the study then introduces concepts of motivation as an internal process and as one of the basic activities of managers. The overview also includes the most well- known theories of motivation / job satisfaction. Intention of the survey, the results of which are presented in chapter 2, was to find out which of the selected theories of motivation and job satisfaction respondents know and use in the practice of management and leadership of employees. The aim of the survey was to define specific possibilities how to positively influence the motivation to work and thus the work performance of employees in regional education. Qualitative research was used for the investigation (methods of questioning in oral and written form – recording the results of group discussions)