Factors of motivation hygienic-motivators in herzberg theory

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In 1968, Frederick Herzberg published One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees in the Harvard Business Review. In this article he offered a theory called Motivation-Hygiene Theory. Basically, this theory proposes that there are two main factors of motivation (i.e. in work performance). Hygienic factors, like salary and supervision, tend to decrease an employee's dissatisfaction with the work environment and do not necessarily improve performance. Motivators (the other factor), such as recognition, achievement, and a perception that one's contribution to the organization's work is valued, tend to make workers more productive, creative and committed. A link to this article is attached at the end of this assignment.

Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, numerous cities throughout the United States experienced protests, a few were destructive and violent. These protests led to numerous changes in the criminal justice industry, including a reduction of resources allocated to policing organizations (aka Defund the Police), the effective decriminalization of various public nuisance crimes (e.g. vagrancy), and a reduction in the use of bail.

Following this, policing agencies experienced unprecedented increases in retirements, substantial challenges to hiring new employees, and an overall reduction of police officer morale. Crime rates in many of the nation's largest cities increased to historic highs. Routine indicators of police officer performance (e.g. number of stops, citations issued, arrests made, public service contacts, etc.) suggests an overall reduction of performance, even when seasonally corrected or when the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were considered.

Which of the two factors of motivation (hygienic or motivators) in Herzberg's theory best explain this recent decrease in police officer performance? Explain your answer.

Relevant to the Herzberg factor you chose, what, if anything, can the governing bodies of police agencies (e.g. city councils, county governments, state legislatures, etc.) do to correct this situation?

Relevant to the Herzberg factor you chose, what, if anything, can police agency leaders and administrators do to correct this situation?

Realistically, can anything be done to return police performance to 'pre-George Floyd' levels?

If not, then how should the policing industry change?

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