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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Herzberg’s profession (what line of work)?
A
Sociologist
B
Engineer
C
Pharmacist
D
Psychologist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Frederick Herzberg theorized that employee satisfaction has two dimensions: “hygiene” and motivation. Hygiene issues, such as salary and supervision, decrease employees’ dissatisfaction with the work environment. Motivators, such as recognition and achievement, make workers more productive, creative and committed.

Detailed explanation-2: -He is most famous for introducing job enrichment and the Motivator-Hygiene theory. His 1968 publication “One More Time, How Do You Motivate Employees?” had sold 1.2 million reprints by 1987 and was the most requested article from the Harvard Business Review. Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is best known for his hygiene-motivation theory, which was first published in The motivation to work in 1959. Herzberg’s work focused on the individual in the workplace, but it has been popular with managers as it also emphasised the importance of management knowledge and expertise.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was offered a fellowship to attend the Graduate School of Public health at the University of Pittsburgh where he studied clinical and abnormal psychology. His interest was in industrial mental health, but he soon discovered that the concepts of industrial mental health were a restatement of his previous study.

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