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Background

Frederick Irving Herzberg (1923 - 2000) was a noted psychologist who became one of the most influential names in business management. He is possibly most famous for his work in job enrichment and Motivator-Hygiene theory. His 1975 publication "One More Time, How Do You Motivate Workers?"[1] is still the most requested article from the Harvard Business Review. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Job enrichment in organizational development, human resources management, and organizational behavior, is the process of improving work processes and environments so they are more satisfying for employees. ... Frederick Herzberg (1923 - 2000) proposed the Two Factor theory of human motivation. ... December 2006 issue of the Harvard Business Review. ...

Herzberg attended City College of New York, but left part way through his studies to enlist in the army. As a patrol sergeant, he was a first hand witness of the Dachau concentration camp. He believed that this experience, as well as the talks he had with other Germans living in the area was what triggered his interest in motivation. Herzberg graduated from City College in 1946 and moved to the University of Pittsburgh to undertake post-graduate studies in science and public health. He gained his PhD in electro shock therapy with a dissertation entitled "Prognostic variables for electroshock therapy". He started his research on the workplace while teaching as a professor of psychology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and later moved to the University of Utah where he held the position of professor of management in the college of business. (Feder 2000) The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as City)[1] is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... Memorial at the camp, 1997. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, with some residence halls on the south end of campus located in Cleveland Heights. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

Two Factor Theory

Proposed the Two factor theory (1959) of human motivation in the workplace. According to his theory people are influenced by two factors: Two Factor Theory (also known as Herzbergs Motivation-Hygiene Theory) was developed by Frederick Herzberg, a psychologist who found that job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction acted independently of each other. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Satisfaction and psychological growth are a result of motivation factors. These factors, if met, will help increase motivation but will not trigger complaints if not.
• Dissatisfaction is a result of a lack of hygiene factors. On the opposite, these factors need be taken into account in order to avoid dissatisfaction but will not be enough, in themselves, to create a motivational environment.

Hygiene factors are job factors that can cause dissatisfaction if missing but do not necessarily motivate employees if increased. ...

Hygiene:

• Pay
• Fringe Benefits
• Relationship with co-workers
• Physical Environment
• Supervisor-Employee Relations

Motivators:

• Achievement
• Recognition
• Work Identity
• Responsibility
• Promotion
• Growth

See also

• Hawthorne effect - which throws light on the difficulties of measuring motivation
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
• Theory X and Theory Y

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External links

• Herzberg's Theory of Motivation and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
• Harvard Business Review Article: One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?

References

Feder, B.J. 2000, "F.I. Herzberg, 76, Professor And Management Consultant", New York Times, Feb 1, 2000, pg. C26. Available from: ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2003). [28 October 2006].