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Two-factor theory

Frederick Herzberg’s two-factor theory, which proposes that intrinsic factors are related to job satisfaction and motivation, whereas extrinsic factors are associated with job dissatisfaction.


Two-Factor Theory of emotion suggesting that in many situations we label our emotional states according to what our inspection of the world around us suggests we should be experiencing.

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