Abdul M. Z. Ahmad

Herzbeg's Motivation Factors and Communicative Teamwork: Job Satisfaction and Communicative Teamwork Abdul M. Z. Ahmad

This research was conducted to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and communicative teamwork within the Malaysian organizations. The study was based on Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory that explained the relationship between the factors such as achievement, recognition, responsibility, personal growth and the nature of work to that of communicative teamwork. The study showed the relationship between job satisfaction and increase in the knowledge and application of communicative teamwork. This will thus contribute to the process of organizing and other organizational and communication behaviors such as communicative teamwork. From the study, it was also found that the indicators of job satisfaction namely; achievement, recognition, responsibility, nature of work and personal growth were positively related to communicative teamwork. Thus, suggesting that for a successful practice of communicative teamwork, it is essential for any organization to ensure that its members were able to have an understanding of job satisfaction in relation with this particular issue.