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The motivated worker : a manager's guide to improving job satisfaction / Brad Ward.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2021.Description: viii, 203 pISBN:
  • 9781476680217 (paperback)
  • 1476680213 (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF5549.5.M63 W375 2021
Contents:
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
Summary: 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)
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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)

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