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Chapter TwoIntroductionThe main purpose of this project is to uncover factors responsible for causing a 36% subside in employee satisfaction for the department of EHS over a 5-year period (2005-2010) reported in EHSs 2010 employee satisfaction survey (EHS, 2005 EHS, 2010). With over 64,000 full-time employees making up the State of Colorados workforce it is imperative to determine how best to improve employee satisfaction and morale as these directly affect job public presentation and workplace safety (Barling, Kelloway, & Iverson, 2003 STAR, 2009). The objective of Chapter ii is to provide information regarding employee satisfaction and the examination of the capstones project theoretical framework. Having a clear thought of the motif of employees is tremendously significant to managers as well as the supervisors, particularly in the industries today where the limited budgets make it complicated to reward workers monetarily. In wander to analyze the effect of the long-term reductions in employee compensation, benefits, and incentives directly affecting the State of Colorado workers motivation, job satisfaction, and morale, it is important to include the two well-known motivational theories i.e. Herzbergs Two-Factor Theory (1959) as well as Adams Equity Theory (1963), into the projects theoretical framework (Gibson, et al., 2009).Definition of TermsIn the context of this study, the following definitions are provided for understanding Absenteeism is the failure to report for duty or obligation or a habitual pattern of absences (Robbins & Coulter, 2007). Conventionally, the word absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance (Absenteeism, n.d.). Effectiveness The degree to ... ...ervant (Adams, 1963).SummaryChapter two provided an overview of the current problem at EHS and provided a literature review of two mainstream theories on employee motivation that is, Herzbergs Two-Factor theory and Adams Equity theory. Herzbergs Two-Factor theory is known as a Content Theory, which focuses on motivational factors within a person whereas Adams Equity theory is known as a Process Theory, which focuses on external factors to provide motivation (Gibson, et al., 2009). Motivation, job satisfaction, and reward systems are all key elements of an employee motivation models and are essential in encouraging an individual to attain a specific intention (Aguinis 2009 Gibson, et al., 2009 Robbins & Coulter, 2007 Robbins & Judge, 2010). Chapter three in brief outlines the capstones projects methodology including how the data was analyzed and compared.