Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory: A Study on Nurses’s Motivation

Introduction This descriptive cross-sectional study identified the hygiene factors and the motivation factors working on nurses in a selected hospital in terms of Herzbergrsquos theory with the objective to assess the relationship between hygiene factors motivation factors and socio-economic variables of the nurses. The contributing variables for hygiene factors are working condition interpersonal relationship supervision policies administration and salary. The contributing variables for motivation factors are the work itself responsibility achievement recognitions possibility for growth career advancement and organizational values and objectives.Methodology Proportionate stratified random sampling was used to select 200 samples from the three strata of staff nurses PBBSc Post- Basic bachelorrsquos degree in nursing BSc Bachelorrsquos degree in nursing and GNM General Nursing and Midwifery Diploma. Data was collected by using structured questionnaire designed with twelve domains seven motivation factors and five hygiene factors.Results The mean of the total score for hygiene was 44.16 median was 45 and standard deviation was 6.82. The mean of the total score for motivation was 64.63 median was 65.50 and the standard deviation was 8.80. The findings were validated by using Karl Pearsonrsquos correlation analysis. The study found that there is no significant correlation R-0.031 between hygiene factors and age. There is no significant correlation R0.059 between age and motivation factor also. The total score obtained for hygiene factors was correlated with the score for motivational factors. There is a strong positive correlation R0.688 and it is significant at 0.01 level which means as the satisfaction about hygiene factors increases the motivation of employees also increases.Conclusion The study concludes that there is a strong relationship between hygiene factors and motivation factors.nbsp