Frederick Herzberg (1923 - 2000) proposed the Two Factor theory of human motivation. According to his theory people were influenced by two factors. Satisfaction and psychological growth was a factor of motivation factors. Dissatisfaction was a result of hygiene factors. Essentially, hygiene factors were needed to ensure an employee was not dissatisfied. In order to motivate an employee into higher performance motivation factors were needed.
Hygiene Factors include
Working conditions
Salary
Status
Security
interpersonal relations
Motivation Factors Include
Achievement
Achievement Recognition
Responsibility
Advancement
Growth
The combination of hygiene and motivation factors can result in four conditions.
High Hygiene / High Motivation: The ideal situation where employees are highly motivated and have few complaints
High Hygiene / Low Motivation: Employees have few complaints but are not highly motivated. "The job is a paycheck" situation
Low Hygiene / High Motivation: Employees are motivate but have a lot of complaints. A situation where the job is exciting and challenging but salaries and work conditions are not up to par.
Low Hygiene / Low Motivation: The worst situation. Unmotivated employees with lots of complaints.
