Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
M. Schwartz, E. Jenusaitis, Harry Stark (1963)
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AMONG SUPERVISORS IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY1Personnel Psychology, 16
S. Saleh (1964)
A study of attitude change in the preretirement period.Journal of Applied Psychology, 48
Myers Myers (1964)
Who Are Your Motivated WorkersHarvard Business Review, XLII
F. Herzberg (1965)
The New Industrial PsychologyIndustrial & Labor Relations Review, 18
Introduction SINCE publication of the Motivation-Hygiene (Mainthe tenance) theory of job attitudes in the book, The Motivation to Work, by Herzberg, et al. (1959), there has been a gratifying number of replications and extensions of the original study (Schwartz, et al., 1963; Myers, 1964; Saleh, 1964). These follow-up investigations have validated the theory for a wide range of occupations at many levels and for diverse organizations. A forthcoming review by this writer will describe at length the constantly enlarging literature on the theory. This paper presents the latest replication of studies pertaining to theory in The Motivation to Work, derived in this case from a sample of lower level supervisors representing a wide range of industry in Finland. Although the author has received reports that the theory has been shown to hold in foreign lands and cultures, these are the only data available from crosscultural validation. The study was carried out during the first part of 1964 while the writer was a Fulbright Research Professor attached to the School of Social Science in Tampere, Finland. A few preparatory remarks about Finland may help in orienting the reader to this northern land. The economic growth and industrialization of Finland
Personnel Psychology – Wiley
Published: Dec 1, 1965
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.