Addendum to "An empirical investigation of two implications of the two-factor theory of job satisfaction."

Abstract

IN THIS ADDENDUM TO THE ARTICLE BY C. L. HULIN AND P. A. SMITH (SEE 42:1), MULTIPLE HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED BETWEEN THE 2-FACTOR THEORY OF HERZBERG, MAUSNER, AND SNYDERMAN AND THE TRADITIONAL THEORY OF JOB SATISFACTION. A PROCEDURE WAS USED THAT GRANTED THE ASSUMPTION OF THE 2-FACTOR THEORY OF A DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OVERALL SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION. INSTRUMENTS WERE DESIGNED TO CAPITALIZE ON ANY UNIQUE VARIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DIMENSION. ANALYSIS CONSISTED OF 1-WAY ANALYSES OF VARIANCE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION INDEX VARIABLES OF WORK ITSELF, PROMOTION, SALARY, SUPERVISION, AND CO-WORKERS ON OVERALL SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION. RESULTS SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESES OF THE TRADITIONAL THEORY. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)