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Two-Factor Theory
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Also called motivation-hygiene theory, holds that separate sets of workplace factors cause job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction, acting independently of each other. Frederick Herzberg developed the theory from interviews published in 1959, and it remains a foundational, contested framework in industrial-organizational psychology.
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Core Claimthere are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act independently of each other 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Two-Factor Theory
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there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act independently of each other
1. Wikipedia: Two-Factor Theory
Wikimedia FoundationDeveloped By: Frederick Herzberg, Fundamentals sectionQuote, Developed By: Frederick Herzberg, Fundamentals section
The two-factor theory states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act independently of each other.
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