The issue of equity in the process of motivating the staff of a university hospital center in Mali

Abstract

The general objective of this work is to understand, through a qualitative approach, the perception of equity or justice among employees regarding certain number of constituent factors of motivation policy. To achieve this objective, it was necessary to take an interest in a given organization to obtain empirical results, hence our choice of the University Hospital Center Gabriel Touré of Bamako (Mali). We mean by constituent factors of motivation policy a set of elements on which an organization relates to positively influence the behavior of its staff. The results of this research show that it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of equity both in the management of salary elements and that of social actions. It is clear that status and socio-professional categories are not the only determinants of the level of benefit of social actions within an organization. From there, equity becomes part of an issue of justice in several forms : institutional justice, natural justice and social justice. The results of this research were obtained using the qualitative method. Based on a sample of 48 employees, the results point to ways to get the most out of resources. On a practical level, the results challenge employers and managers on a very sensitive subject that affects psychological well-being, the consideration of which can help to make the most of human resources. Despite these significant results, this research does not claim to be generalizable to all areas of HRM to address the issue of equity. The areas not covered are employment, training, promotion, gender and disability, thus constituting the limit of this research.

JEL Classification : M52

Paper type : Empirical research