Talk:Two-factor theory

two factor

where was the main idea of this theory concocted. it is rediculous to persume that this man should be on this site because of a theory he made. i could make a thepry right now saying that i believe people that develope theories that become popular should have more knowledge of the given topic, that theorys cannot just be pulled out of no where because an itellectual thinks this is how life is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 168.169.25.3 (talk) 18:21, 22 March 2007 (UTC).

Regarding where the theory was "concocted": "The theory was based around interviews with 203 American accountants & engineers...". Read the article.

Regarding the rest of your post: many articles about Two Factor Theory have been published in highly respected, peer reviewed journals, some of which are listed under the references section. Herzberg (and others) have also done studies to back up the theory with empirical evidence. However, there are criticisms of the theory, which, rightly, are listed under the "Criticisms" heading. - Flangiel 04:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Reversions

Oakraiders3184 changed:

"found that job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction acted independently of each other"

to

"found that job liking and job disliking acted independently of each other"

I have reverted this because "job satisfaction" and "job dissatisfaction" are the actual terms used in the literature. -Flangiel 15:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)2010

Merge hygiene factors

Proposal: Merge hygiene factors to two-factor theory

Rationale: As far as I know, the term hygiene factors is only used with motivation-hygiene theory. I can't see having a separate article. --Pnm (talk) 08:33, 1 June 2010 (UTC)