The motivated worker : a manager's guide to improving job satisfaction /
Ward, Brad, 1980-
The motivated worker : a manager's guide to improving job satisfaction / Brad Ward. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2021. - viii, 203 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section I. Two Factor Theory for Managers -- 1. From Taylor to Herzberg -- 2. The Two Factor Theory -- Section II. The Foundation: Hygiene Factors -- 3. Salary and Benefits -- 4. Supervision -- 5. Policy -- 6. Working Conditions -- 7. Job Security -- Section III. The House: Motivators -- 8. Interpersonal Relationships and Recognition -- 9. Achievement -- 10. Work Itself + Responsibility -- 11. Growth -- Section IV. Measuring Employee Job Satisfaction -- 12. The Universal Dual-Factor Survey (UDS) -- 13. Analyzing and Displaying Survey Results -- 14. The Motivation-Hygiene Grid -- 15. Cautions, Caveats and Contemplations -- Conclusion -- Appendix: UDS Reliability -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography - Index
How can managers and executives motivate workers to make them happier and more productive? How can employees find meaning and motivation in their careers? The classic Two Factor theory - a simple, time-tested model for conceptualizing job satisfaction - is here re-imagined for a modern world, with relevant examples, and backed by dozens of academic studies that organizational leaders can draw upon to improve worker motivation. (from back cover)
9781476680217 (paperback) 1476680213 (paperback)
Employee motivation.
Job satisfaction.
Organizational behavior.
HF5549.5.M63 / W375 2021
The motivated worker : a manager's guide to improving job satisfaction / Brad Ward. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2021. - viii, 203 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section I. Two Factor Theory for Managers -- 1. From Taylor to Herzberg -- 2. The Two Factor Theory -- Section II. The Foundation: Hygiene Factors -- 3. Salary and Benefits -- 4. Supervision -- 5. Policy -- 6. Working Conditions -- 7. Job Security -- Section III. The House: Motivators -- 8. Interpersonal Relationships and Recognition -- 9. Achievement -- 10. Work Itself + Responsibility -- 11. Growth -- Section IV. Measuring Employee Job Satisfaction -- 12. The Universal Dual-Factor Survey (UDS) -- 13. Analyzing and Displaying Survey Results -- 14. The Motivation-Hygiene Grid -- 15. Cautions, Caveats and Contemplations -- Conclusion -- Appendix: UDS Reliability -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography - Index
How can managers and executives motivate workers to make them happier and more productive? How can employees find meaning and motivation in their careers? The classic Two Factor theory - a simple, time-tested model for conceptualizing job satisfaction - is here re-imagined for a modern world, with relevant examples, and backed by dozens of academic studies that organizational leaders can draw upon to improve worker motivation. (from back cover)
9781476680217 (paperback) 1476680213 (paperback)
Employee motivation.
Job satisfaction.
Organizational behavior.
HF5549.5.M63 / W375 2021