Answer to Question #259889 in Management for Jasmine

Question

In a survey of teachers, it was found that teachers pay and benefits was poor yet they continue to teach. Use Hersberg's two factor theory to explain this finding

Answer 1

Employee desires, according to Herzberg, are divided into two groups. The first group is concerned with the need to advance in one's profession as a source of personal development. The second group serves as a vital foundation for the first, and it is related with fair compensation, supervision, working conditions, and administrative procedures. Individuals with high levels of job satisfaction and extra performance on the job do not result from meeting the needs of the second group. The only thing we can hope for from meeting the second set of demands is a reduction in discontent and poor job performance. The satisfiers or motivators make up one of the two elements in Herzberg's model, as they are seen to be beneficial in leading individuals to higher levels of performance and effort. The dissatisfiers, on the other hand, are environmental factors that primarily help to avoid job unhappiness while having minimal impact on positive job attitudes and job satisfaction. This means that a lack of motivators in the workplace tends to make employees more sensitive to any absence of hygiene aspects, requiring more and more hygiene to achieve the same level of performance. Herzberg underlines the need of firms incorporating motivators into their workforce.