hygiene factors

hygiene factors definition - business

hygiene factors

Factors in the workplace that tend to cause dissatisfaction among employees. Important hygiene factors include relationships with other employees, salary, supervision, and company policies. Surprisingly, a different set of factors was found to result in employee satisfaction.

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