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Herzberg’s theory is better than Maslow’s theory as an explanation of what motivates workers.
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Motivation Hypothesis: A- Herzberg's theory is better than Maslow's theory as an explanation of what motivates workers. Abraham Maslow believed his hierarchy (see appendix 1) of needs explained people's behaviour and answered the question 'Why do people work?' So for employers to achieve greatest efficiency (see appendix 2) from their employees they need to make sure these needs are fulfilled. But in 1959 Fredrick Herzberg created a new theory (see appendix 3), which stated sources of job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction. These two theory's are important for employers because for them to achieve 100% efficiency and to achieve the highest productivity (see appendix 4), they need their employees to be motivated and satisfied within their workplace. Both these theory's tell the employer what they need to do and what to achieve in order to accomplish this equilibrium between them and their employees. To see whether I should accept of reject my hypothesis I...
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