Addendum to "An empirical test of the Herzberg two-factor theory."

Abstract

A 2-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE ON SELECTED A PRIORI CONTRASTS WAS PERFORMED ON THE DATA FROM THE STUDY BY EWEN, SMITH, HULIN, AND LOCKE (SEE 41:3). THE RESULTS CLEARLY SUPPORT THE TRADITIONAL THEORY WITHOUT THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL VARIABLES ARE EQUALLY POTENT CONTRIBUTORS TO JOB SATISFACTION AND ARGUE AGAINST THE 2-FACTOR THEORY. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SATISFIER WAS DEMONSTRATED TO BE MUCH GREATER THAN THAT OF THE DISSATISFIER TO BOTH SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SATISFIERS AND DISSATISFIERS IS NO LONGER REASONABLE. FURTHER, THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE ON WHICH TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MORE AND LESS POTENT CONTRIBUTORS TO JOB SATISFACTION APPEARS TO BE THE INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC CLASSIFICATION. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)