Professional motivation of employees of internal affairs bodies as a factor of personnel potential management in the system of the Ministry of internal affairs of Russia

Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Saint Petersburg, Russia

^* Corresponding author: dushkin-ac@mail.ru

Abstract

Professional motivation of employees of internal affairs bodies is a significant factor in the management of personnel potential and requires systematic monitoring of indices determining the motivational readiness for the activities of the subjects of the law enforcement sphere. It is determined by indices that reflect the essence of personnel potential, which depends largely on both the psychological parameters of employee motivation and the psychological and pedagogical competence of managers. Structured operational and service tasks are very important in the motivation management or support the importance of employee performance. The systematic monitoring of motivation level ensures its stability and creates conditions for a qualitative prediction of reliability and effectiveness of the subject. The conducted empirical research of motivational profile shows that the motivation level of subjects of professional activity of internal affairs bodies, at the initial stages of professional genesis, is significantly higher and differs by the moral and business nature of orientation from similar indices of subjects at the later stages of professional activity. At the same time, the overall motivation level, regardless of length of service, is mainly represented by average normative indices. The results of the research suggest that in order to ensure the effectiveness of motivation management one should pay attention to the identified values of motivation, reflecting the high need for employees to structure activities, getting feedback on their performance, reducing the uncertainty of the rules and directives of the job, the need to maintain long-term and stable relationships with colleagues.