1.[1-8]Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work

European Journal of Business and Management www. iiste. org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No. 9, 2011 1 | P a g e www. iiste. org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee... More

European Journal of Business and Management www. iiste. org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No. 9, 2011 1 | P a g e www. iiste. org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work: a Ghanaian Perspective Kwasi Dartey-Baah (Corresponding Author) Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School P. O. Box LG78, Legon, Accra-Ghana, West Africa Telephone: 00233209621292 Email: kdartey-baah@ug. edu. gh George Kofi Amoako Department of Marketing, Central Business School P. O. Box 2305, Tema, Ghana, West Africa Telephone: 00233202620174 Email: gkamoako@central. edu. gh Abstract This paper critically examines Frederick Herzberg’s two-factor theory and assesses its application and relevance in understanding the essential factors that motivate the Ghanaian worker. The two-factor theory of motivation explains the factors that employees find satisfying and dissatisfyi Less