Publications by authors named "Liana M Watson"

Purpose: To assess the leadership styles of frontline medical imaging supervisors and examine the relationship between leadership behaviors and motivational factors that influence job satisfaction of medical imaging staff in acute care facilities.

Methods: Three hundred fifty nine staff technologists completed a survey on their supervisors' leadership behaviors and the intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors that influence job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

Results: This study indicates that there are strong, positive relationships between supervisors' transformational and contingent reward behaviors and intrinsic esteem motivators that influence staff members' job satisfaction.

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Purpose: To assess the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors influencing job satisfaction and the perspective of frontline medical imaging staff in acute care health care facilities in the United States.

Methods: The sample consisted of 359 registered radiologic technologists who were working as staff technologists in acute care health care facilities in the United States.

Results: The results of the study suggest that satisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic motivators influences overall satisfaction with the work environment and job and commitment to the employer.

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