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Frederick Herzberg

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Frederick Herzberg

Birthname

Birthday: April 18, 1923

Birthplace: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

Death: January 19, 2000

Educated At: City College Of New York, University Of Pittsburgh

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: University Teacher, Economist, Psychologist, Sociologist

Total quotes: 1

“Briefly, we asked our respondents to describe periods in their lives when they were exceedingly happy and unhappy with their jobs. Each respondent gave as many "sequences of events" as he could that met certain criteria—including a marked change in feeling, a beginning and an end, and contained some substantive description other than feelings and interpretations...

The proposed hypothesis appears verified. The factors on the right that led to satisfaction (achievement, intrinsic interest in the work, responsibility, and advancement) are mostly unipolar; that is, they contribute very little to job dissatisfaction. Conversely, the dis-satisfiers (company policy and administrative practices, supervision, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, and salary) contribute very little to job satisfaction.”

— Frederick Herzberg, Two-factor theory

Tagged: Management, Job Satisfaction, Career Hierarchy Of Needs

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