Motivators included job characteristics such as recognition for achievement, meaningful and interesting work, involvement in decision making, and advancement or personal growth. Addressing these factors increased satisfaction by improving the nature of the work itself. Hygiene factors, on the other hand, included company policies, job status and security, supervisory practices, and—you guessed it—salary and benefits. Addressing these factors reduced dissatisfaction by improving the job environment. What does this mean for the world of compensation? It means that increasing salaries that are
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