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Clarification and Evaluation of the Two-Factor Theory of Job Satisfaction

Nathan King
- 01 Jul 1970 - 
- Vol. 74, Iss: 1, pp 18-31
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This article is published in Psychological Bulletin.The article was published on 1970-07-01. It has received 195 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Job performance & Job satisfaction.

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Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model is proposed that specifies the conditions under which individuals will become internally motivated to perform effectively on their jobs, focusing on the interaction among three classes of variables: (a) the psychological states of employees that must be present for internally motivated work behavior to develop; (b) the characteristics of jobs that can create these psychological states; and (c) the attributes of individuals that determine how positively a person will respond to a complex and challenging job.
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Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis.

TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between self-efficacy and work-related performance and found a significant weighted average correlation between selfefficacy, G (r+) =.38, and a signif
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Trust And Distrust: New Relationships and Realities

TL;DR: The authors proposed a new theoretical framework for understanding simultaneous trust and distrust within relationships, grounded in assumptions of multidimensionality and the inherent tensions of relationships, and separate this research from prior work grounded in assumption of uni-dimensionality and balance.
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An examination of need-satisfaction models of job attitudes.

TL;DR: The need-satisfaction theoretical model has been ubiquitous in studies and writings on job attitudes and, by extension, motivation, job design, and other organizational performance improvement issues as discussed by the authors.
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Work and motivation

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate the work of hundreds of researchers in individual workplace behavior to explain choice of work, job satisfaction, and job performance, including motivation, goal incentive, and attitude.
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The motivation to work

TL;DR: Motivation and performance are not merely dependent upon environmental needs and external rewards as discussed by the authors, but instead, satisfaction came most often from factors intrinsic to work: achievements, job recognition, and work that was challenging, interesting, and responsible.
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The Motivation to Work.

TL;DR: Motivation and performance are not merely dependent upon environmental needs and external rewards as mentioned in this paper, but instead, satisfaction came most often from factors intrinsic to work: achievements, job recognition, and work that was challenging, interesting, and responsible.