Low employee retention is one of the main challenges for managers and negatively impacts an organization's ability to survive and remain competitive. Using Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies nonprofit sector managers use to retain employees. The participants included 4 managers from 4 Illinois nonprofit organizations who implemented successful strategies for employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured, face-to-face interviews, company documents, and archival records. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, which revealed 3 themes: employee fit, workplace culture, and employee feedback. The implications for positive social change include the potential to benefit communities through improvements in unemployment rates and decreased levels of stress on families. The results of this study may also benefit employees of nonprofit organizations through better work environments and encouragement of employee engagement.

Within the U.S. sales industry, organizational productivity has decreased due to employee job dissatisfaction and increased voluntary turnover intentions (VTIs). Some leaders in the industry lack knowledge about the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction, and the negative effect on employees' VTIs. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine whether intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction significantly predicted retail sales employees' VTIs. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and the Turnover Intentions Scale (TIS-6) were used to collect data from full- or part-time employees in the U.S. retail sales industry. The theoretical framework was based on Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. The results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction, F (2, 87) = 3.51, p = .034, R2 = .08), significantly predicted employees' VTIs. However, extrinsic job satisfaction (t = 2.05, p = .034) was the only statistically significant predictor. Business leaders, who understand the factors that increase extrinsic job satisfaction, may increase retention within the organization, provide workforce stability, improve organizational and economic growth, and decrease costs related to job satisfaction and VTIs. The implications for social change include helping to reduce the economy's unemployment rate and improve relationships between the employees, their families, and their communities include (a) improving employees' and stakeholders' perceptions of their organization in the community and (b) improving employees' well-being by understanding the job satisfaction factors that improve their morale.

At a time when mainline Protestant churches in America are concerned with stagnant or declining worship attendance (Duin, 2008) a better understanding of worshippers' motivations could help church leaders plan and create positive worship experiences (Katt & Trelstad, 2009). This study extends the scope of the previous research of Katt and Trelstad by employing a larger sample of purposively selected churches. It attempts to more clearly answer the following question more clearly: What types of incidents serve as motivator and de-motivator factors in the church worship service setting? A sample of 105 church members from thirty-eight churches participated in a survey, either in person or online. The results indicate that there are motivators and de-motivators for attendees of a church worship service which are specific to the context. This research could provide practical information for churches concerned about member motivation and further extend the scope of Herzberg’s theory into another context.

Environmental education (EE) programming has been found to lead to positive behavioral and attitudinal outcomes in student participants. Among a variety of factors, the characteristics of EE program instructors have been found to play a role in driving these outcomes. This thesis investigates the specific motivators of EE instructors and the links between instructor autonomy, prior experience, and program outcomes. I used a multi-methods approach to investigate these themes and have organized the results between two chapters that are manuscripts intended as separate journal publications. Chapter 2 presents a qualitative study that identifies the salient motivators of EE instructors, as well as organizational practices that affect EE instructor feelings of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and the meaningfulness these instructors feel within their jobs. Chapter 3 presents a quantitative study analyzing the impact of autonomy and prior experience on program outcomes by linking instructor and student participant survey responses from a sample of 166 EE programs performed throughout 57 different organizations across the US. Results led to the following recommendations for EE organizations: (1) promote job enrichment elements for their instructional staff, including the implementing of participatory evaluation processes; (2) encourage instructors to take "ownership" of programming, such that they continue to practice and develop competence over time; (3) increase instructor autonomy as they gain further experience. / Master of Science / Environmental education (EE) programming has been found to lead to positive behavioral and attitudinal outcomes in student participants. Among a variety of factors, the characteristics of EE program instructors have been found to play a role in driving these outcomes. This thesis investigates the specific motivators of EE instructors and the links between instructor autonomy, prior experience, and program outcomes. I used a multi-methods approach, employing semi-structured interviews and surveys to investigate these themes, and have organized the results between two chapters that are manuscripts intended as separate journal publications. Chapter 2 presents a qualitative study that identifies the salient motivators of EE instructors, as well as organizational practices that affect EE instructor feelings of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and the meaningfulness these instructors feel within their jobs. Chapter 3 presents a quantitative study analyzing the impact of autonomy and prior experience on program outcomes by linking instructor and student participant survey responses from a sample of 166 EE programs performed throughout 57 different organizations across the US. Results led to the following recommendations for EE organizations: (1) promote job enrichment elements for their instructional staff, including the implementing of participatory evaluation processes; (2) encourage instructors to take “ownership” of programming, such that they continue to practice and develop competence over time; (3) increase instructor autonomy as they gain further experience. This research provides information to better EE organizational management in the aims of promoting motivated employees and ultimately effective program outcomes.

High teacher turnover has become a serious problem globally, in many international schools, and is a growing concern in segments of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS). This persistent problem has a detrimental effect on student learning and upsets the culture of school communities. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory served as the framework for this qualitative case study research that examined the perceptions of EARCOS international overseas-hire teachers, to determine their beliefs regarding high teacher turnover in international schools. These questions gave direction to this study: What factors do international teachers in EARCOS member schools believe contribute to high teacher turnover in international schools? What do international teachers in EARCOS member schools believe is the result of high teacher turnover in international schools? What steps do international teachers in EARCOS member schools believe should be taken to reduce high turnover in international schools? Purposeful homogenous sampling was used to identify 8 focus group interview participants from the entire pre-K-12 international overseas-hire teacher population from the 149 EARCOS member schools. Coded data were examined, analyzed, and categorized into themes related to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. Member checking, peer debriefing, and external auditing were used to add validity to the research study. The analysis of the data and findings revealed that lack of effective mentorship, lack of administrative leadership support, and ineffective systems are the major contributors to international teacher turnover in international schools. A white paper was developed and constructed from the themes that emerged from this study and presented to EARCOS member school administrators, to potentially use to address the issue of increasing international overseas-hire teacher turnover rates in international schools. This acquired knowledge could lead to positive social change that can influence the practices, structural procedures, and policies of EARCOS and other international school systems related to teacher turnover.

Low job satisfaction among novice teachers is a problem that has become a concern for administrators at school districts, advancing the need for effective mentoring and induction programs. Induction programs provide opportunities for collaborative relationships through mentoring support to address areas such as professional growth and development, teaching practices, and other challenges faced in the early years of novice teachers' careers. The purpose of this correlational explanatory study was to examine the relationship between mentoring support and novice teachers' job satisfaction at a school district in southern USA. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory was the theoretical foundation for the study. The research questions examined the relationships between 3 components of mentoring support (professional growth and development, mentoring, and teaching practices support) and job satisfaction among novice teachers (those with less than 3 years teaching experience) as measured by the Beginning Teachers Survey and the Job in General Survey respectively. The population was comprised of 1,954 teachers who were identified by the district as novice teachers. Of the 114 principals in this district, 32% sent the survey link to the 112 novice teachers at their schools and 78 novice teachers completed the online questionnaire (a response rate of 70%). The Spearman rho coefficient showed moderate, significant relationships for all 3 components of mentoring support. The correlation values in this study ranged from r = .52 to r = .61. This might lead to positive social change by having committed teachers with teaching experience, which would increase students' success. Student success, after all, is the most desirable outcome for students, teachers, and the community. Creating committed teachers requires an effective mentoring support program.

Abstract:In the dynamic landscape of contemporary organizations, the complex interplay between motivation and employee performance creates a complex tapestry that shapes the path of success. Scholars recognize the important role of motivation in driving and promoting employee performance, yet a comprehensive understanding of the complex ways in which these values are embedded within the organization is lacking. There has been some research on the relationship between employee performance and motivation. The definition of motivation and two well-known theories of motivation are covered in this essay. A comprehensive examination of the literature is done to investigate the connection between motivation factors and employee performance. It has been discovered that employees' dedication to their work is influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation factors. The study explores the impact of motivation factors in organizational performance. A quantitative study based on Sweden Stockholm. Our findings show that motivation factors contribute significantly to employee performance and effectiveness. The quantitative method includes administering a wide range survey with employees working in Stockholm, Sweden to collect data on their motivation level and its impact on overall employee performance.

本研究主要目的在於探討激勵保健因素與公立高職兼職行政教師組織承諾之關係。採用文獻分析與問卷調查方式進行。 在文獻分析方面，首先針對激勵保健因素及組織承諾相關文獻進行蒐集、探討與分析。進而建立研究架構。 再以教育部94年度所公佈之92所公立高職兼職行政工作教師為研究對象，以激勵保健因素與公立高職兼任行政教師組織承諾關係之研究問卷為工具。以抽樣方式進行調查。 發出問卷644份，回收問卷635份，有效問卷609份，問卷可用率為94.6%。問卷回收後，使用描述性統計分析、單因子變異分析、皮爾森積差相關、逐步多元迴歸等方式進行資料分析，茲就研究結果加以討論。 本研究得到以下結論： 一、 公立高職兼職行政教師激勵保健因素呈現中等感受度。 二、 公立高職兼職行政教師激勵因素以「工作本身」感受度較高，「學習成長」感受度較低。 三、 公立高職兼職行政教師保健因素以「工作環境」感受度較高，「行政考核」感受度較低。 四、 公立高職兼職行政教師呈現良好組織承諾。 五、 公立高職兼職行政教師在組織承諾上以「努力意願」感受度較高，「續任兼職傾向」感受度較低。 六、 二十年以上服務年資兼職行政工作教師有較高的整體激勵保健因素知覺。 七、 擔任「主任」之兼職行政工作教師有較高激勵保健因素知覺。 八、 50歲以上兼職行政工作教師有較高的組織承諾。 九、 男性、已婚、高年齡、高職務、高服務年資、非商工或工商職校者，有較高的續任兼職傾向與組織承諾。 十、 擔任主任之兼職行政工作教師有較高「組織承諾」。 十一、 兼職行政工作教師對激勵保健因素之知覺愈高則會有愈高的組織承諾。 十二、 激勵保健因素能有效預測兼職行政工作教師之組織承諾，其中又以「保健因素」最具預測力。 十三、激勵保健理論使用於公立高職兼職行政工作教師，部分符合。 依據以上結論，本研究提出下列建議 一、 對學校單位建議 （一）增加進修管道，培養行政人才 （二）建立健全考核制度，拔擢優秀兼職行政工作教師 （三）簡化行政程序，增加工作人力，均衡工作之質量 （四）建立優質工作環境，提升兼職行政工作教師組織承諾 （五）確立學校發展方向，提升兼職行政工作教師組織承諾 （六）積極培訓資淺兼職行政工作教師，強化行政工作發展 （七）重視年長及資深兼職行政工作教師，建立行政工作傳承 二、 對兼職行政工作教師建議 （一） 積極參與學習，追求個人與組織成長 （二） 適時表達意見，協助學校建立完善之行政考核制度 （三） 針對重視之激勵因素分層面，持續續探索工作之樂趣 （四） 適時自我調適，持續服務之熱忱 / The purpose of the paper was mainly to investigate into the relationship between the motivation-hygiene factor and the organizational commitment of part-time administrative teachers in the public vocational high school. We adopt the literature analyses and the questionnaire ways. The first step of this study was to collect the relevant backgrounds with regard to the motivation-hygiene factors and the organizational commitments. The relevant literatures were proceeded the investigation, the discussion and the analysis and then these data were established the framework. Secondly, the Ministry of Education in 2005 year investigates the part-time administrative teachers of public vocational high school, and the questionnaire of the motivation-hygiene factor and the organizational commitment become the research instrument and they were used. The questionnaire uses the sampling module in Taiwan. We issue the 644 questionnaires, and we retrieve 635 copies. However, the 609 copies are valid questionnaires among the 635 copies. Therefore, the data validation rate was 94.6﹪. Finally, we use the statistics methods, including descriptive analysis, one-way Anova, Parsons product-moment correlation and multiple stepwise regressions to analyze the collected data. The study obtains the conclusions as follows. （a） The part-time administrative teachers in public vocational high school possessed the perception of the middle degree in the motivation-hygiene factor. （b） Among three motivation factors, the part-time administrative teachers in public vocational high school possessed higher perception in “work” and they possessed lower perception in “growth and learning”. （c） Among three hygiene factors, the part-time administrative teachers in the public vocational high school possessed higher perception in “work environment” and they possessed lower perception in “administration and personnel examination”. （d） The part-time administrative teachers in the public vocational high school reached higher than mid-level perception in organizational commitment. （e） Among the three factors of the organizational commitment, the part-time administrative teachers in the public vocational high school possessed higher perception about the willingness and the effort, and they possessed lower perception about remaining position. （f） If the part-time administrative teachers in the public vocational high school exceed 20 years, they possessed higher perception in the motivation-hygiene factor. （g） Teacher who is serving as managers possessed higher perception in the motivation factors. （h） The part-time administrative teachers over 50 years old possessed higher perception about the organizational commitment. （i） A man, the married, high years, high position, high seniority, commercial & industrial vocational high school and industrial & commercial vocational high school possessed lower the remaining position about the organizational commitment. （j） The managers of the part-time administrative teachers possessed higher perception about the organizational commitment. （k） Supposing the perception of the motivation-hygiene factor is more and more high, the part-time administrative teachers also possessed higher the organizational commitment. （l） The motivation-hygiene factor efficaciously predicted the organizational commitment of the part-time administrative teachers. For instance, the hygiene factor possessed higher prediction. （m） The motivation-hygiene theory conformed to the part-time administrative teachers in public vocational high school. According to the above-mentioned conclusion, this study proposes the following results: To the school: （a） It should increase the way of the further education and cultivate the administrative personnel （b） It constructs better testing system and the school take care of the excellent part-time administrative teachers. （c） It simplifies the administration systems and enhances human resources thus balancing its quality and quantity. （d）It constructs better working environment to enhance the organizational commitment of the part-time administrative teachers. （e） It establishes developing direction to enhance the organizational commitment of the part-time administrative teachers. （f） It actively cultivates the young part-time administrative teachers to strengthen working development. （g） It should pay attention to the senior part-time administrative teachers to construct the administrative continuance. To the part-time administrative teachers: （a） They should actively participate in learning and to chase the growth from the individual to the organization. （b） They suitably express the opinion, thus they help the school to establish the administrative testing system. （c） They aim at the motivating factors highlighted to explore working funs. （d） They are suitably the self- adjustment, and to continue the enthusiastic service.

Leaders of Nigerian international oil companies (IOC) were facing challenges developing efficient strategies for motivating demographically diverse employees. Some IOC leaders possessed limited knowledge of the extent to which demographic variables influenced job satisfaction and affected employee productivity. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between employee category (being a permanent or nonpermanent employee) and facets of job satisfaction after controlling for gender and nationality factors. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory was the theoretical framework for this study. A random sample of 104 senior employees (76 permanent and 28 nonpermanent employees) from 5 IOC located in Port Harcourt and Lagos, Nigeria, completed an online survey. The results of 3 hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated gender, nationality, and employee category factors were nonsignificant predictors of general job satisfaction (R2 = .060, F(1, 100) = 5.912, p = .029), intrinsic job satisfaction (R2 = .043, F(1, 100) = 3.755, p = .076), and extrinsic job satisfaction (R2 = .051, F(1, 100) = 5.129, p = .041). The results also indicated employee category factors would be a determinant for any improvement in general job satisfaction (t(100) = -2.431, p = .029), intrinsic job satisfaction (t(100) = -1.938, p = .076), and extrinsic job satisfaction (t(100) = -2.265, p = .041). The findings may contribute to social change by providing information for IOC leaders to enhance aspects of employees' job satisfaction, leading to improved productivity.

Employee turnover affects the profitability, performance, and customer service of an organization. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that leaders in the hotel industry used to maintain a low rate of employee turnover. Motivation-hygiene theory was the conceptual framework for the study. The study population included 9 hotel leaders from 2 international hotels operating in Jamaica. Methodological triangulation involved the comparison of data from observation of hotel facilities and leaders' interactions with employees, review of company documents, and semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed into emerging themes using a Gadamerian hermeneutics framework of interpretation. Four major themes emerged from the data analysis: effective leadership strategies, favorable human resource management practices, good working conditions, and a family-oriented organizational culture. Analysis of the data showed that hotel industry leaders used a combination of these strategies to maintain low rates of employee turnover. The findings and recommendations may contribute to positive social change by providing hotel leaders with effective retention strategies, resulting in increased profitability and potential income continuity, thereby decreasing unemployment and moderating poverty.