The effects of personality characteristics of the employee and psychological empowerment on work motivation application of Turkey and Yemen

This study was conducted to reveal the effects of personality traits and psychological empowerment on the motivation of a sample of 165 participants from Yemen and Turkish NGOs. 82 of the participants were Yemeni and 83 were Turkish. Personality characteristics of the participants were determined with the help of 5 Factor Personality Inventory, psychological empowerment levels were determined with the help of Psychological Empowerment Scale and motivation levels were determined with the help of Motivation Scale. Firstly, descriptive statistics of the sample were given, then multiple regression analysis was used to test hypotheses and ANOVA and t tests were used to determine variability according to demographic characteristics. The findings of the study show that psychological empowerment is not a motivation tool for the participants but having a personality structure open to development positively affects motivation. In this context, as a result of the personality tests to be conducted before recruitment, it will be possible to have an organizational structure with more motivated employees by hiring those who are open to development. An organizational structure of motivated employees will be the key to organizational success.