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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
An Exploratory Comparative Study of Need for Achievement, Need for Affiliation, and Dominance in the Public and the Private Sectors in the State of Kuwait
دراسة استطلاعية مقارنة للحاجات الثلاث: الإنجاز، والانتساب، والسيطرة في القطاعين الحكومي والخاص في دولة الكويت
 
Subject : Public Administration 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : The present study was purported to see the relationship of selected demographic variables (sex, age, level of education, tenure, and nationality) with three major needs (achievement, affiliation, and dominance) in a comparative study between the public and the private sectors in the State of Kuwait. The data was collected by using questionnaire method and selection of sample with the help of convenience sampling techniques. Pearson correlation, a multiple regression, and others statistical techniques were used on 613 workers that were randomly selected from ten diffrenent public and private institutions. The most important results of the present study are as follows: 1- There is no correlation between need for achievement and sex. 2- There is a strong and positive correlation between need for affiliation, need for dominance and sex. 3- There is a strong and negative correlation between need for achievement, need for affiliation and age. 4- There is a positive correlation between need for dominance and age. 5- There is a negative correlation between need for affiliation and level of education. 6- There are no differences on the level of need for achievement according to workers' nationality in the private sector. 7- There are clear differences between the public and the private sectors on the level of all the three major needs (achievement, affiliation, and dominance). Results obtained were discussed in the light of other researchers findings. 
ISSN : 1319-0997 
Journal Name : Economics and Administration Journal 
Volume : 14 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1421 AH
2000 AD
 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, October 11, 2009 

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فضل صباح الفضلي FADEL SABAH AL-FADLIResearcher  

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