Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory

 

Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory

Herzberg distinguished between motivators (which lead to job satisfaction) and hygiene factors (which reduce job dissatisfaction).

Motivators include:

  • -Recognition for work done
  • -Promotion prospects
  • -Sense of achievement
  • -Responsibility for tasks

Hygiene factors include:

  • -Relationships within the organization
  • -Rules and regulations
  • -Fringe benefits and social facilities
  • -Wages and salaries
  • -Working environment
  • -Style of management
  • -Status and security

Herzberg argued that people do not work any harder if the hygiene factors are present at work, but their output can decline if conditions deteriorate. Motivators on the other hand are intrinsic in nature, and produce job satisfaction and higher output

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