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Data from 136 industrial employees were used to test and evaluate 25 different correlates of job motivation for 81 male and 45 female employees. The variables were tested to determine their relationship with job motivation. Approximately half of the variables examined showed statistically significant relationships with job motivation after partialling out the effects of job level. Actual pay earned in dollars per week before taxes (r = 0.51) exhibited the strongest relationship with job motivation for the males, while total work experience measured in years worked (r = 0.55) exhibited the strongest relationship with job motivation for females. The validity of the Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation is also discussed in light of these findings.

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Job Motivations of Males and Females,an Empirical Study

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