Principles of management - Motivation

Motivation is

• A component of ability personal traits and desire

• An effort toward creating goals.

• An individual intensity, direction and persistence

• A constant intensity

Early theories concentrate on what motivates individuals in their work they include

• Maslows hierarchy of needs

• Herzbergs hygiene and motivator factor

• All of the above

•  Both a and b

Motivation is derived from a-------word

• German

• Latin

• Greek

• French

Contemporary theories represent current explanations of employee motivation and include

• Goal setting theory

• Reinforcement theory

• Equity theory

• Expectancy theory and high involvement work practices

• All the above

How many types of needs are there in motivation

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 6

Objectives means

• Goals are aims for the entity to achieve,expressed in narrative terms.

• They are broad intentions

• Are derived from the goal of an entity and are aims expressed in a form that can be measured and there should be  a specific time by which the objectives should be achieved.

• none of these

What are primary needs

• Power, achievement, status, affiliation

• Air, food, water, clothes, shelter

• Autonomy, competence and relatedness

• None of the above

Which among the following is not one of the needs of human being as needs theory of motivation?

• Physiological need

• Safety need

• Social need

• control need

Which of the following is a need that motivates human behavior as per the achievement motivation theory?

• Power

• Affiliation

• Achievement

• All the above

Which among the following is the highest level need under need hierarchy theory of motivation?

• Physiological Need

• Safety and Security Needs

• Social Needs

• Self-esteem Needs

• Self Actualization Need